Mr. Skeffington
May 25 1944
•2h 25m
•Drama, Romance
A beautiful but vain woman who rejects the love of her older husband must face the loss of her youth and beauty.
Cast
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Bette Davis
Fanny Trellis
Claude Rains
Job Skeffington
Walter Abel
George Trellis
George Coulouris
Dr. Byles
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