MR. SKEFFINGTON.
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In 1914, spoiled Fanny Trellis (Bette Davis) is a renowned beauty with many suitors. She marries Job Skeffington (Claude Rains) to save her brother Trippy from prosecution. Trippy leaves home to fight in the Lafayette Escadrille in World War I. Fanny neglects her young daughter (also named Fanny) and begs him to take her with him to Europe. Job fears for his child and tries unsuccessfully to explain to her the nature of prejudice she will encounter as a Jew abroad.
Credits
- Cast
- Bette Davis, Claude Rains
Copyright
12Aug44 L12774, renewed 3Mar72 R524610 Renewal claimant: United Artists Television, Inc Original author: Warner Bros. Pictures
Complete catalog record
MR. SKEFFINGTON. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., 1944. 146 min., sd. A Warner Bros.-First National picture. From a story by Elizabeth. Credits: Production and screenplay, Philip G. Epstein, Julius J. Epstein; director, Vincent Sherman; music, Franz Waxman; music director, Leo F. Forbstein; orchestral arrangements, Leonid Raab; photographer, Ernest Haller; film editor, Ralph Dawson. © Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.; 12Aug44; LP12774.
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, genre, description, credits, catalog record
- Wikidata · Q1169497 ↗ — color, country
- U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright
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