Bette Davis
Fanny Trellis Skeffington
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Mr. Skeffington is a 1944 American drama film directed by Vincent Sherman, based on the 1940 novel of the same name by Elizabeth von Arnim . The film stars Bette Davis as a beautiful but self-centered woman who has many suitors but marries Job Skeffington, played by Claude Rains, solely to save her brother from going to prison.
- $1,521,000
- Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Jack L. Warner
Mr. Skeffington - (Original Trailer) A flighty beauty (Bette Davis) marries a stockbroker (Claude Rains) for convenience and almost ruins both their lives in Mr. Skeffington (1944).
- Vincent Sherman
- Bette Davis
Mr. Skeffington (1944) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Mr. Skeffington: Directed by Vincent Sherman. With Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Walter Abel, George Coulouris. Popular and beautiful Fanny Trellis is forced into a loveless marriage with an older man, Jewish banker Job Skeffington, in order to save her beloved brother Trippy from an embezzlement charge.
- Vincent Sherman
- 3 min
Popular and beautiful Fanny Trellis is forced into a loveless marriage with an older man, Jewish banker Job Skeffington, in order to save her beloved brother Trippy from an embezzlement charge. In 1914 New York City, adult brother and sister "Trippy" and Fanny Trellis, whose parents are now deceased, were once wealthy, but Trippy squandered ...
Mr. Skeffington Released May 25, 1944 2h 25m Drama List 57% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 80% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings A woman dreams of a picture-perfect life but finds she's close to losing...
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Buy or rent. YouTube Movies & TV. 180M subscribers. Subscribed. 288. Bette Davis stars as a beautiful but vain society woman who, to pay her brother's gambling debts, marries a financier she does...
