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, and predictable complications result.
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Title: Mr. Skeffington (1944)
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Bette Davis | ... | Fanny Trellis Skeffington | |
| Claude Rains | ... | Job Skeffington | |
| Walter Abel | ... | George Trellis | |
| George Coulouris | ... | Doctor Byles | |
| Richard Waring | ... | Trippy Trellis | |
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Marjorie Riordan | ... | Fanny, Jr. |
| Robert Shayne | ... | MacMahon | |
| John Alexander | ... | Jim Conderley | |
| Jerome Cowan | ... | Edward Morrison | |
| Johnny Mitchell | ... | Johnny Mitchell | |
| Dorothy Peterson | ... | Manby | |
| Peter Whitney | ... | Chester Forbish | |
| Bill Kennedy | ... | Bill Thatcher | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ann Codee | ... | French Modiste (scenes deleted) | |
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Antonio Filauri | ... | Modiste (scenes deleted) |
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It's 1914 in New York City. Adult brother and sister Trippy Trellis and Fanny Trellis, whose parents are now deceased, were once wealthy, but Trippy squandered away the family fortune, about which no one knows except their cousin George Trellis and their many creditors. Fanny and Trippy still put on the façade to the outside world that they have money. The beautiful Fanny can have any man that she wants to marry, but she sets her sights on Job Skeffington, the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants. Job's wealth was self-made in finance. They met as Trippy was once employed by Job in his brokerage house. Fanny and Job, who is now aware of the Trellis' financial straits, ultimately do get married, much to the consternation of Fanny's many suitors, but most specifically to Trippy, who knows the reason why Fanny married him. Job also realizes that Fanny does not love him, but is unaware of the real reason she agreed to marry him. After their marriage, Fanny's suitors are still around with more... Written by Huggo
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 August 1944 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Das Leben der Mrs. Skeffington See more »Filming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USACompany Credits
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Jim Conderley: Good evening, Soames!
Soames: Good evening, Mr. Conderley.
Jim Conderley: Afraid I'm a little early, aren't I?
Soames: Miss Trellis wasn't expecting anyone till 8 o'clock.
Jim Conderley: Well, I thought I'd come a little ahead of time; have a little chat with Miss Fanny.
Soames: Sorry, sir; she's still dressing.
Jim Conderley: All right, I'll wait.
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(1927) (uncredited)
Music by Harry M. Woods
Played on the piano at the speakeasy
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John Huston and Edmund Goulding tried their hands earlier at adapting the story to the screen, but their efforts were discarded. See more »Goofs
When Job takes his young daughter Fannie to the restaurant, her water glass keeps alternating between nearly full to one-third full. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Jim Conderley: Good evening, Soames!
Soames: Good evening, Mr. Conderley.
Jim Conderley: Afraid I'm a little early, aren't I?
Soames: Miss Trellis wasn't expecting anyone till 8 o'clock.
Jim Conderley: Well, I thought I'd come a little ahead of time; have a little chat with Miss Fanny.
Soames: Sorry, sir; she's still dressing.
Jim Conderley: All right, I'll wait.
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Alternate Versions
Some prints of "Mr. Skeffington" run 127 minutes. The film was cut from 146 minutes immediately after its world premiere run in New York City in 1944, and the cut footage was considered "lost" until the 1988 home video release from MGM/UA restored the film to its original length. See more »Soundtracks
I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover(1927) (uncredited)
Music by Harry M. Woods
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It truly must be a fad of not just an era but a generation that to talk quickly, clearly and with a large vocabulary automatically puts you higher upon the to tum pole. This movie is no exception but its great wordplay at times can be witty without attempting to belittle an audience. At times I found myself questioning the direction of the movie, and although most turns reached a conclusion I was in fact left disappointed thinking I have seen an unnecessary scene or two that did not help progress the storyline. I have found this movie to be romantic in the way that only time can strengthen love and even forge it. This is just one of those great movies to watch on a lonely rainy day.