The Foxes of Harrow is a 1947 American-British adventure film directed by John M. Stahl. The film stars Rex Harrison, Maureen O'Hara, and Richard Haydn. It is based on the novel of the same name by Frank Yerby, the sixth best-selling novel in the US in 1946.
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Production Design (Lyle R. Wheeler, Maurice Ransford, Thomas Little, Paul S. Fox).
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Plot
In pre-Civil War New Orleans, roguish Irish gambler Stephen Fox buys his way into society – something he could not do in his homeland because he is illegitimate.
Cast
Rex Harrison as Stephen Fox
Maureen O'Hara as Odalie 'Lilli' D'Arceneaux
Richard Haydn as Andre LeBlanc
Victor McLaglen as Captain Mike Farrell
Vanessa Brown as Aurore D'Arceneaux
Patricia Medina as Desiree
Gene Lockhart as Viscount Henri D'Arceneaux
Charles Irwin as Sean Fox
Hugo Haas as Otto Ludenbach
Dennis Hoey as Master of Harrow
Roy Roberts as Tom Warren
Marcel Journet as St. Ange
Randy Stuart as Stephen's birth mother (uncredited; her first acting role)
Ralph Faulkner as Fencing Instructor (uncredited)
Kenneth Washington as Achille (uncredited)
Eugene Borden as French Auctioneer (uncredited)