

Mr. Skeffington
1944-05-25 · 145 min · ★ 6.8
A beautiful but vain woman who rejects the love of her older husband must face the loss of her youth and beauty.
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- Directors
- Vincent Sherman
- Production companies
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Bette DavisFanny Trellis
Claude RainsJob Skeffington
Walter AbelGeorge Trellis
George CoulourisDr. Byles
Richard WaringTrippy Trellis
Marjorie RiordanYoung Fanny
Robert ShayneMacMahon
John AlexanderJim Conderley
Jerome CowanEdward Morrison
Johnny MitchellJohnny Mitchell
Dorothy PetersonManby
Peter WhitneyChester Forbish
Bill KennedyBill Thatcher
Bess FlowersMrs. Thatcher
Fred AldrichSpeakeasy Bouncer (uncredited)
Herbert EvansSpeakeasy Patron (uncredited)
Charles SherlockSpeakeasy Waiter (uncredited)
Fred KelseyCop in Raid (uncredited)
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