Mr. Skeffington
1944 · Movie · NR · 145 min · ★ 6.8 · 62% critics
A glamorous socialite marries an older, devoted man for practical reasons, then spends years chasing attention and status while pushing away real affection. As time passes and life takes its toll, she’s forced to confront what remains when youth, beauty, and admirers no longer define her.
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Details
- Years
- 1944
- Release date
- 1944-05-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (70 votes)
About
If you enjoy sweeping, glossy classic melodramas about vanity, love, and aging—with humor mixed into the heartbreak—this should land, especially if you like Casablanca-style emotional stakes; Not for you if you dislike soap-opera intensity or long runtimes.
Pros: glossy old-Hollywood melodrama; strong lead performances; witty dramatic moments | Cons: very long runtime; overblown sentiment; some characters feel silly
Themes
- nazi
- aging
- suitor
- loneliness
- illness
- socialite
- embezzlement
- reconciliation
- vanity
- loveless marriage
- marly horse
- diphtheria
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1945 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1945 · nominated
Cast & crew
Bette Davis
as Fanny Trellis
Claude Rains
as Job Skeffington
Walter Abel
as George Trellis
George Coulouris
as Dr. Byles
Richard Waring
as Trippy Trellis
Marjorie Riordan
as Young Fanny
Robert Shayne
as MacMahon
John Alexander
as Jim Conderley
Jerome Cowan
as Edward Morrison
Johnny Mitchell
as Johnny Mitchell
Directed by Vincent Sherman