"She was lucky that Mr. Skeffington was such a gentleman!"

1944

2h 25m

6.6(56 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

80 members

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Bette Davis

Fanny Trellis

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Claude Rains

Job Skeffington

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Walter Abel

George Trellis

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George Coulouris

Dr. Byles

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Richard Waring

Trippy Trellis

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Marjorie Riordan

Young Fanny

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Robert Shayne

MacMahon

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John Alexander

Jim Conderley

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Jerome Cowan

Edward Morrison

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Johnny Mitchell

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Dorothy Peterson

Manby

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Peter Whitney

Chester Forbish

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Bill Kennedy

Bill Thatcher

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Bess Flowers

Mrs. Thatcher

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Fred Aldrich

Speakeasy Bouncer (uncredited)

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Herbert Evans

Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)

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Charles Sherlock

Speakeasy Waiter (uncredited)

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Chef Milani

Joe (uncredited)

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Fred Kelsey

Cop in Raid (uncredited)

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Ethan Laidlaw

Cop (uncredited)

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Sam Ash

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Janet Barrett

Witness (uncredited)

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Tom Wilson

Witness (uncredited)

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Harry C. Bradley

Rector (uncredited)

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Georgia Caine

Mrs. Newton (uncredited)

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Lelah Tyler

Mrs. Forbish (uncredited)

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Regina Wallace

Audrey Newton (uncredited)

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Doria Caron

Beauty Operator (uncredited)

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Wallis Clark

Clubman (uncredited)

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Richard Kipling

Clubman (uncredited)

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Patrick Cunning

Playboy (uncredited)

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Dan Dowling

Playboy (uncredited)

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Tom Quinn

Playboy (uncredited)

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Ronald R. Rondell

Playboy (uncredited)

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Joe Devlin

Boat Employee (uncredited)

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Ann Doran

Maria (uncredited)

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Joan Winfield

Nurse (uncredited)

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Jay Eaton

Stock Broker (uncredited)

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Frank Mayo

Stock Broker (uncredited)

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Philo McCullough

Stock Broker (uncredited)

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Frank McLure

Stock Broker (uncredited)

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Helen Eby-Rock

Woman in Cafe (uncredited)

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Isabel La Mal

Woman in Cafe (uncredited)

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Minerva Urecal

Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)

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Dagmar Oakland

Woman (uncredited)

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Richard Erdman

Western Union Boy (uncredited)

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Mary Field

Penelope Hyslup (uncredited)

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Edward Fielding

Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

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Vera Lewis

Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)

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William Forrest

Clinton (uncredited)

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Jack George

Henri (uncredited)

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Leo White

Henri's Assistant (uncredited)

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Sol Gorss

Plainclothesman (uncredited)

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Dolores Gray

Nightclub Singer (uncredited)

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Bert Moorhouse

Nightclub Guest (uncredited)

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Edmund Mortimer

Nightclub Extra (uncredited)

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Jeffrey Sayre

Nightclub Guest (uncredited)

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Angela Greene

Hairdresser (uncredited)

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Creighton Hale

Casey (uncredited)

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Hans Herbert

Waiter (uncredited)

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Halliwell Hobbes

Soames (uncredited)

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Stuart Holmes

Man in Skeffington's Office (uncredited)

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Jack Mower

Man in Skeffington's Office (uncredited)

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Charles Jordan

Projectionist (uncredited)

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Andrea King

Byles' Nurse (uncredited)

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Walter Kingsford

Dr. Melton (uncredited)

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Erskine Sanford

Dr. Fawcette (uncredited)

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Lucille La Marr

Young Girl (uncredited)

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Molly Lamont

Miss Norris (uncredited)

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Charles Marsh

McMahon's Tailor (uncredited)

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Matt McHugh

Drunk (uncredited)

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Harold Miller

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Gigi Perreau

Two-Year-Old Fanny (uncredited)

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Cyril Ring

Perry Lanks (uncredited)

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Will Stanton

Sid Lapham (uncredited)

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Tom Stevenson

Reverend Hyslup (uncredited)

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John Vosper

Artist (uncredited)

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Bruce Warren

Handsome Man in Cafe (uncredited)

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Crane Whitley

Louie (uncredited)

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Lottie Williams

Housekeeper (uncredited)

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