Mr. Skeffington (1944)
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50% of critics liked it
(6 reviews) -
81% of users liked it
(2,603 ratings)
Whose face ravaged, grotesque is in the mirror? Surely it's not that of Fanny Skeffington, the prettiest woman in New York. Fanny always used her beauty to manipulate her way through life. She's encouraged dozens of suitors, even after her marriage. But now diphtheria has robbed her of her… More Whose face ravaged, grotesque is in the mirror? Surely it's not that of Fanny Skeffington, the prettiest woman in New York. Fanny always used her beauty to manipulate her way through life. She's encouraged dozens of suitors, even after her marriage. But now diphtheria has robbed her of her only attribute. And without her looks, she's lost. Bette Davis earned her eighth Best Actress Oscar nomination portraying Fanny.
- Directed By
- Vincent Sherman
- Written By
- Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics
G,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1944 Wide
- Studio
- MGM Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A squishy tearjerker melodrama that questions how to handle life when beauty fades, for someone who vainly lived for her beauty.
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
On target Warner super soaper features standouts Bette Davis and Claude Rains.
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Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central
Largely forgotten and for good reason, interesting now as a mile-marker on Davis' lonesome road to irrelevance.
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Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Sherman conduz bem a narrativa, que abrange três décadas das vidas de seus personagens, e é auxiliado na tarefa por excelentes atuações de Davis, Abel e Rains.
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Dan Callahan, Slant Magazine
An arduous test of loyalty for Bette Davis fans.
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Cast
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Bette Davis
as "Fanny" Beatrice Trellis Skeffington
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Claude Rains
as Job Skeffington
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Walter Abel
as George Trellis
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Richard Waring
as Trippy Trellis
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George Coulouris
as Dr. Byles
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Jerome Cowan
as Edward Morrison
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Marjorie Riordan
as Young Fanny
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Johnny Mitchell
as Johnny Mitchell
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Robert Shayne
as MacMahon
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John Alexander
as Jim Conderley
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Dorothy Peterson
as Manby
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Peter Whitney
as Chester Forbish
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Bill Kennedy
as Thatcher
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Tom Stevenson
as Rev. Hyslup
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Halliwell Hobbes
as Soames Fanny's 1st Butler
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Sylvia Arslan
as Young Fanny at Age 10
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Bunny Sunshine
as Young Fanny at 5
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Dolores Gray
as Singer
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Walter Kingsford
as Dr. Melton
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Molly Lamont
as Miss Morris Secretary
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Harry C. Bradley
as The Rector
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Georgia Caine
as Mrs. Newton
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Ann Codee
as French Modiste
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Joe Devlin
as Boat Employee
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Ann Doran
as Marie Nursemaid
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Edward Fielding
as Justice of the Peace
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Bess Flowers
as Mrs. Thatcher
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William Forrest
as Clinton Fanny's 2nd Butler
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Sol (Saul) Gorss
as Plainclothesman
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Creighton Hale
as Casey Employee
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Vera Lewis
as Justice's Wife
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Matt McHugh
as Drunk
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Dagmar Oakland
as Woman
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Gigi Perreau
as Young Fanny at Age 25
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Cyril Ring
as Perry Lanks
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Erskine Sanford
as Dr. Fawcette
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Will Stanton
as Drunk
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Lelah Tyler
as Mrs. Forbish
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Minerva Urecal
as Woman in Beauty Shop
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John Vosper
as Artist
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Regina Wallace
as Mrs. Conderly
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Crane Whitley
as Louie Speakeasy Owner
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Richard Erdman
as Western Union Boy
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Mary Field
as Mrs. Hyslup
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Frances Sage
as Skeffington's First Secretary
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Jack George
as Henri
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Janet Barrett
as Witness
