Review of Mr. Skeffington (1944) by Sv G — 05 Aug 2008
Lovely old classic with Bette Davis playing a vain socialite who married for security and can display nothing but indifference toward her husband (memorably played by Claude Rains) and their daughter but continues to keep men around her simply for the attention.
There are enough light-hearted moments in this to take the edge off this very heavy film that sometimes is so emotionally excruiating in the way she treats her husband and daughter it's hard to watch; but there is no doubt this is a classic that earned it's reputation by the grand performances of both Bette Davis and Claude Rains and nice supporting role by Walter Able.
This review of Mr. Skeffington (1944) was written by Sv G on 05 Aug 2008.
Mr. Skeffington has generally received positive reviews.
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