Bette Davis
Fanny Trellis Skeffington
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Synopsis. In 1914, beautiful Fanny Trellis is courted by many men including Jim Conderley, Ed Morrison and Thatcher. One evening, while her suitors wait downstairs, Fanny's cousin, George Trellis, returns home after several years away. George learns that contrary to their extravagant lifestyle, Fanny and her brother Trippy have no money.
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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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 ...
180M subscribers. Subscribed. 286. Bette Davis stars as a beautiful but vain society woman who, to pay her brother's gambling debts, marries a financier she does not love--Mr.Skeffington. The...
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.
Mr. Skeffington. DRAMA. Oscar-winners Bette Davis ("The Letter") and Claude Rains ("Casablanca") star in this drama about a flighty beauty who marries a stockbroker for convenience and almost ruins both their lives. 57% TOMATOMETER. Average 5.9. Reviews 7. Fresh 4. Rotten 3. Information. Studio. Warner Bros. Genre. Drama. Released. 1944. Run Time.
