Character Relationship Map: Kitty Foyle

Characters

• Kitty Foyle (played by Ginger Rogers) — protagonist

  Young Irish American saleswoman and the film's protagonist. She struggles between marrying poor doctor Mark Eisen and running away with wealthy married man Wyn Strafford. Flashbacks reveal her youth,...

• Wyn Strafford (played by Dennis Morgan) — supporting

  Scion of a wealthy Main Line family who offers Kitty a secretarial job and falls in love with her. Initially unable to defy his family to marry her, he eventually proposes in NYC with an heirloom ring...

• Mark (played by James Craig) — supporting

  Poor doctor (Dr. Mark Eisen) who attends to Kitty when she fakes fainting at her workplace. He playfully blackmails her into a first date. Kitty reconnects with him years later while dealing with her...

• Delphine Detaille (played by Odette Myrtil) — supporting

  Owner of the New York City boutique where Kitty works as a saleswoman. After Kitty accidentally triggers a burglar alarm, she works there until later opening a Philadelphia branch store for her friend...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Kitty Foyle → Delphine Detaille (Professional Employer And Employee) — Delphine provides Kitty with sustained employment and a new professional direction.

  Kitty works as a saleswoman in Delphine's New York City boutique, and later opens a Philadelphia branch store for her.

• Kitty Foyle → Mark (Romantic Fiancees) — Mark represents Kitty's more stable romantic future.

  At the beginning and end of the film, Kitty must choose whether to marry Mark rather than run away with Wyn.

• Kitty Foyle → Wyn Strafford (Romantic Former Lovers) — Their long-standing love drives Kitty's central emotional conflict.

  Kitty and Wyn fall in love after he offers her a secretarial job, but their relationship collapses under his family's social expectations.

Story Analysis

Kitty moves from an idealized love constrained by class toward a more stable future with Mark.

Plot Progression

1. The Choice Before The Flashback — Kitty faces a decision between marrying Mark and leaving with Wyn. The dilemma opens a return to the experiences that shaped her.
2. A Dream From Philadelphia — Young Kitty becomes fascinated by Philadelphia's elite and meets Wyn. Their work together develops into love, but his family expectations remain an obstacle.
3. New York And A New Suitor — After her father's death and the collapse of her prospects with Wyn, Kitty moves to New York for work. A mistaken alarm brings her into contact with Mark.
4. The Cost Of Wyn's Return — Wyn proposes with a family ring, but Kitty encounters his family's rejection and learns about the threat to his inheritance. She ends the marriage rather than accept a life shaped by his weakness.
5. Loss Before The Final Choice — Kitty's pregnancy briefly raises hopes of reconciliation, but Wyn's engagement and the baby's death leave her devastated. Years later, work brings her back to Philadelphia and Wyn.
6. A More Promising Course — Kitty returns Wyn's family ring and faces his final courtship. She ultimately chooses Mark and accepts a different future.