The Skin Game (1931 film)

The Skin Game
Theatrical poster
Directed byAlfred Hitchcock
Written byAlfred Hitchcock (adaptation)
Alma Reville (scenario)
Based onThe Skin Game
by John Galsworthy
Produced byJohn Maxwell
StarringEdmund Gwenn
Helen Haye
C. V. France
Jill Esmond
John Longden
Phyllis Konstam
CinematographyJack E. Cox
Edited byA.R. Gobbett
Rene Marrison
Production
company
Distributed byWardour Films Ltd.
Release date
  • 26 February 1931 (1931-02-26)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Skin Game is a 1931 British drama film by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the 1920 play by John Galsworthy and produced by British International Pictures. The story revolves around two rival families, the Hillcrists and the Hornblowers, and the disastrous results of the feud between them.

Edmund Gwenn and Helen Haye reprised their respective roles as Mr. Hornblower and Mrs. Hillcrist from the 1921 silent version.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Alfred Hitchcock Collectors' Guide: The Skin Game (1931)". Brenton Film. 21 June 2019.
  2. ^ Vagg, Stephen (25 March 2023). "A Brief History of Hitchcock Remakes". Filmink.