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The Skin Game (1931) -- An old traditional family and a modern family battle over land in a small English village and almost destroy each other.

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5.9/10   923 votes
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Director:
Writers:
John Galsworthy (a talking film by)
Alfred Hitchcock (adaptation)
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Release Date:
20 June 1931 (USA) more
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An old traditional family and a modern family battle over land in a small English village and almost destroy each other. full summary | add synopsis
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Dragging but not awful more (21 total)

Cast

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C.V. France ... Mr. Hillcrist - The Hillcrists
Helen Haye ... Mrs. Hillcrist - The Hillcrists
Jill Esmond ... Jill - The Hillcrists
Edmund Gwenn ... Mr. Hornblower - The Hornblowers
John Longden ... Charles - The Hornblowers
Phyllis Konstam ... Chloe - The Hornblowers
Frank Lawton ... Rolf - The Hornblowers
Herbert Ross ... The Jackmans
Dora Gregory ... The Jackmans
Edward Chapman ... Dawker
R.E. Jeffrey ... First Stranger
George Bancroft ... Second Stranger
Ronald Frankau ... Auctioneer
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:77 min (Hypercube restored version)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Australia:G | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (2005)

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Quotes:
[first lines]
Jill: Hello. I say, I see they're cutting down the trees in Longmeadow.
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Auld Lang Syne more

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Why are the picture and sound so bad?
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13 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Dragging but not awful, 27 July 2001
Author: lauloi from Northeast AMerica

"The Skin Game" is not exactly classic Hitchcock-- no one could dispute that. But I still think it does not entirely deserve its bad ratings. There are a few--not too many, but a few-- interesting scenes and surprises. The characters are fairly sympathetic and well-drawn.

I think the fault of "The Skin Game" lies not in the fact that it is a stage-bound play-- Hitchcock worked wonders on screen with stage-bound plays, notably "Rope" and "Dial M for Murder". Perhaps it is that the emotions of the characters are not focused upon-- the camera keeps rather too distant. If the tone were more personal in this film, the performers might have a better chance to hold our interest.

If you are looking for entertainment and stimulation that one can normally find in a Hitchcock-- better to look somewhere else.

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