Mr. Skeffington

Mr. Skeffington
Original poster
Directed byVincent Sherman
Written byJulius J. Epstein
Philip G. Epstein
Based onMr. Skeffington
1940 novel
by ”Elizabeth”
Produced byJulius J. Epstein
Philip G. Epstein
Jack L. Warner
StarringBette Davis
Claude Rains
CinematographyErnest Haller
Edited byRalph Dawson
Music byFranz Waxman
Paul Dessau
Distributed byWarner Brothers
Release date
  • May 25, 1944 (1944-05-25)
Running time
145 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,521,000[1]
Box office$3,871,000[1] ($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.

  1. ^ 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