Mr. Skeffington

Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington
	Original poster
Directed by	Vincent Sherman
Written by	Julius J. Epstein; Philip G. Epstein
Based on	Mr. Skeffington; 1940 novel; by ”Elizabeth”
Produced by	Julius J. Epstein; Philip G. Epstein; Jack L. Warner
Starring	Bette Davis; Claude Rains
Cinematography	Ernest Haller
Edited by	Ralph Dawson
Music by	Franz Waxman; Paul Dessau
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Release date	May 25, 1944;
Running time	145 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,521,000
Box office	$3,871,000 ($67 million in 2023 dollars)

Mr. Skeffington is a 1944 American drama film directed by Vincent Sherman, based on the 1940 novel of the same name by Elizabeth von Arnim.

The film stars Bette Davis as a beautiful but self-centered woman who has many suitors but marries Job Skeffington, played by Claude Rains, solely to save her brother from going to prison. It also makes a point about Skeffington's status as a Jew in 1914 high society and later in relation to Nazi Germany. Supporting actors include Walter Abel, George Coulouris and Richard Waring.

^ ^a ^b Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 24 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551

[warners-1] Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 24 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551

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