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Kitty
Kitty is a 1945 film, a costume drama set in London during the 1780s, directed by Mitchell Leisen, based on the novel of the same name by Rosamond Marshall (published in 1943). The screenplay is by Karl Tunberg.
Plot
In 1783 London, a poor thief, Kitty, is caught picking the pocket of painter Thomas Gainsborough. Amused, he pays her to sit for a portrait. While posing, she attracts the attention of Sir Hugh Marcy, who offers her a job as a scullery maid and (later) his aunt's ward. Kitty learns that he is impoverished, having lost his post in the Foreign Office.
Cast
More details
| author | Karl Tunberg |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | London |
| director | Mitchell Leisen |
| editor | Alma Macrorie |
| genre | drama historical romance |
| keywords | dowry end engage foreign office impoverish married mourn nothing paint than the thomas gainsborough |
| musicBy | Victor Young |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White |
| producer | Mitchell Leisen |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| theme | romantic drama |