Mr. Skeffington
Summary:
From a novel of the same name by "Elizabeth", the film begins in 1914, with Bette Davis cast as vain, flighty society woman Fanny Trellis. 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.... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Bette Davis - ("Fanny" Beatrice Trellis Skeffington)
Claude Rains - (Job Skeffington)
Walter Abel - (George Trellis)
Richard Waring - (Trippy Trellis)
George Coulouris - (Dr. Byles)
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Review:
Scripted by Philip Epstein and Julius Epstein form the novel by "Elizabeth", Bette Davis ages from beautiful New York coquette to a ravaged and chastened 50-year-old in the epic melodrama Mr. Skeffington (1944). Fearless about playing unlikable leads, Davis's Fanny Trellis Skeffington is an unstinting narcissist who cares only abo... Continue >>
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