Kitty (1945)
She made a career out of love.
Genre : Drama, Romance, History
Runtime : 1H 43M
Director : Mitchell Leisen
Synopsis
Pickpocket Kitty's life changes when painter Thomas Gainsborough makes her portrait. The artwork gains the attention of Sir Hugh Marcy, who later decides to use her for his benefit.
Kitty
Sir Hugh Marcy
Brett Harwood Earl of Carstairs
Duke of Malmunster
Thomas Gainsborough
Lady Susan Dowitt
Jonathan Selby
Old Meg
Dobson
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Prince of Wales
Earl of Campton
Elaine Carlisle
Dr. Holt
Nanny
Mullens
Lil
Majordomo
Molly
Young Girl (uncredited)
Baker Hawker (uncredited)
Flower Hawker (uncredited)
Duke's Footman (uncredited)
Cockney Cart Driver (uncredited)
Magic Lantern Woman (uncredited)
Assistant Faro Banker (uncredited)
Guest (uncredited)
Faro Banker (uncredited)
Bellow and Bucker Mender (uncredited)
Broom Hawker (uncredited)
Vinegar Hawker (uncredited)
Taffy Tarts Peddler (uncredited)
Solicitor (uncredited)
Spoon and Larding Pin Hawker (uncredited)
Head Faro Banker (uncredited)
Guest (uncredited)
Madame Aurelie (uncredited)
English Child (uncredited)
Sir Herbert Harbord (uncredited)
Lantern Merchant / Hazard Banker / Watchman (uncredited)
McNab (uncredited)
Duchess of Gloucester (uncredited)
Fish Hawker (uncredited)
English Child (uncredited)
Earl of Barrymore (uncredited)
All Hot Hawker (uncredited)
Mr. Sheridan (uncredited)
English Child (uncredited)
Rabbit Skin Hawker (uncredited)
Footman (uncredited)
Flower Girl (uncredited)
Fish Hawker (uncredited)
Footman (uncredited)
Rat-Killer Hawker (uncredited)
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Selby Housekeeper (uncredited)
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Stevedore (uncredited)
Hawker with Donkey (uncredited)
Guest (uncredited)
Cockney Woman (uncredited)
English Child (uncredited)
Guest (uncredited)
Assistant Hazard Banker (uncredited)
Passerby (uncredited)
Asses Milkmaid (uncredited)
Fish Hawker (uncredited)
Apple Hawker (uncredited)
Passerby (uncredited)
Barrows (uncredited)
Fish and Chips Woman (uncredited)
Mr. Thickness (uncredited)
Sir Joshua's Friend (uncredited)
Solicitor (uncredited)
Sir Geoffrey Tennant (uncredited)
Fish Hawker (uncredited)
Maid to Duke Malmunster (uncredited)
Knife-Sharpener Hawker (uncredited)
Flower Girl (uncredited)
Cripplegate (uncredited)
Vegetable Hawker (uncredited)
Mrs. Sheridan (uncredited)
Guest (uncredited)
Guest (uncredited)
Assistant Faro Banker (uncredited)
Fresh Salad Hawker (uncredited)
Girl with St. Leger (uncredited)
Coach Footman (uncredited)
Woman in Window (uncredited)
Mrs. Thickness (uncredited)
Colonel St. Leger (uncredited)
Hugh's Rental Coachman (uncredited)
Rupert (uncredited)
Cockney Cart Driver / Ink Hawker (uncredited)
Baked Apple Hawker (uncredited)
English Woman with Children (uncredited)
Maid to Duke Malmunster (uncredited)
Fish Hawker (uncredited)
Fish Hawker (uncredited)
Midwife (uncredited)
Cockney Cart Driver (uncredited)
Duke's Footman (uncredited)
Young Girl (uncredited)
Milkmaid (uncredited)
Undertaker (uncredited)
Groom of Chambers (uncredited)
Guest (uncredited)
Flower Hawker (uncredited)
Guest (uncredited)
Duchess (uncredited)
Stevedore (uncredited)
Guest (uncredited)
Flower Girl (uncredited)
Chaplain (uncredited)
Gingerbread Hawker (uncredited)
Duke's Best Man (uncredited)
Philip (uncredited)
Singing Flower Hawker (uncredited)
Girl with Barrymore (uncredited)
Magic Lantern Woman (uncredited)
Cockney Man (uncredited)
Guest (uncredited)
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