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Mr. Skeffington (1944) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
A woman dreams of a picture-perfect life but finds she's close to losing everything. Gorgeous Fanny Trellis (Bette Davis) appears to have her choice of men, and wealthy Job Skeffington (Claude ...
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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.
Mr Skeffington (1944) ' Mr Skeffington ' is a classic movie melodrama made in 1944, directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Bette Davis and Claude Rains. The movie is based on the popular 1940 novel of the same name by Elizabeth von Arnim. It was praised by the critics and received two Academy Award nominations: Best Actress for Bette Davis ...
Popular and beautiful Fanny Trellis (Bette Davis) is forced into a loveless marriage with an older man, Jewish banker Job Skeffington (Claude Rains), in order to save her beloved brother Trippy (Richard Waring) from an embezzlement charge, and predictable complications result.
Overview. A beautiful but vain woman who rejects the love of her older husband must face the loss of her youth and beauty. Vincent Sherman. Director. Julius J. Epstein. Screenplay. Philip G. Epstein. Screenplay. Elizabeth von Arnim. Story.
Informed by Jewish-American financier Job Skeffington (Claude Rains) that her brother Trippy (Richard Waring) has stolen money to pay his gambling debts, Fanny marries Job, securing his promise that he won't prosecute her thieving sibling.
