Mr. Skeffington
She was lucky that Mr. Skeffington was such a gentleman!
Genres
Overview
A beautiful but vain woman who rejects the love of her older husband must face the loss of her youth and beauty.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
145 min
Release Date
1944-05-25
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
56
Vote Average
6.643
Bette Davis
Fanny Trellis
Claude Rains
Job Skeffington
Walter Abel
George Trellis
George Coulouris
Dr. Byles
Richard Waring
Trippy Trellis
Marjorie Riordan
Young Fanny
Robert Shayne
MacMahon
John Alexander
Jim Conderley
Jerome Cowan
Edward Morrison
Johnny Mitchell
Johnny Mitchell
Dorothy Peterson
Manby
Peter Whitney
Chester Forbish
Bill Kennedy
Bill Thatcher
Bess Flowers
Mrs. Thatcher
Fred Aldrich
Speakeasy Bouncer (uncredited)
Herbert Evans
Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Speakeasy Waiter (uncredited)
Chef Milani
Joe (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
Cop in Raid (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Cop (uncredited)
Sam Ash
(uncredited)
Janet Barrett
Witness (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
Witness (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Rector (uncredited)
Georgia Caine
Mrs. Newton (uncredited)
Lelah Tyler
Mrs. Forbish (uncredited)
Regina Wallace
Audrey Newton (uncredited)
Doria Caron
Beauty Operator (uncredited)
Wallis Clark
Clubman (uncredited)
Richard Kipling
Clubman (uncredited)
Patrick Cunning
Playboy (uncredited)
Dan Dowling
Playboy (uncredited)
Tom Quinn
Playboy (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
Playboy (uncredited)
Joe Devlin
Boat Employee (uncredited)
Ann Doran
Maria (uncredited)
Joan Winfield
Nurse (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
Stock Broker (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Stock Broker (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Stock Broker (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Stock Broker (uncredited)
Helen Eby-Rock
Woman in Cafe (uncredited)
Isabel La Mal
Woman in Cafe (uncredited)
Minerva Urecal
Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
Dagmar Oakland
Woman (uncredited)
Richard Erdman
Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Mary Field
Penelope Hyslup (uncredited)
Edward Fielding
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Vera Lewis
Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
William Forrest
Clinton (uncredited)
Jack George
Henri (uncredited)
Leo White
Henri's Assistant (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Dolores Gray
Nightclub Singer (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
Angela Greene
Hairdresser (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Casey (uncredited)
Hans Herbert
Waiter (uncredited)
Halliwell Hobbes
Soames (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Man in Skeffington's Office (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Man in Skeffington's Office (uncredited)
Charles Jordan
Projectionist (uncredited)
Andrea King
Byles' Nurse (uncredited)
Walter Kingsford
Dr. Melton (uncredited)
Erskine Sanford
Dr. Fawcette (uncredited)
Lucille La Marr
Young Girl (uncredited)
Molly Lamont
Miss Norris (uncredited)
Charles Marsh
McMahon's Tailor (uncredited)
Matt McHugh
Drunk (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Party Guest (uncredited)
Gigi Perreau
Two-Year-Old Fanny (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Perry Lanks (uncredited)
Will Stanton
Sid Lapham (uncredited)
Tom Stevenson
Reverend Hyslup (uncredited)
John Vosper
Artist (uncredited)
Bruce Warren
Handsome Man in Cafe (uncredited)
Crane Whitley
Louie (uncredited)
Lottie Williams
Housekeeper (uncredited)
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