The Skin Game

16
1h 22m
1931
5.4 /10 (89)

Ancestral pride v. Industrial progress

Overview

An old traditional family and a modern family battle over land in a small English village.

Country : United Kingdom
Genre : Drama
Languages : English
Released Date: 1931-02-26

Top Billed Cast

C. V. France

Mr. Hillcrist

Helen Haye

Mrs. Hillcrist

Jill Esmond

Jill Hillcrist

Edmund Gwenn

Mr. Hornblower

John Longden

Charles Hornblower

Phyllis Konstam

Chloe Hornblower

Frank Lawton

Rolf Hornblower

Edward Chapman

Dawker

Dora Gregory

Mrs. Jackman

George Bancroft

Second Stranger

R.E. Jeffrey

First Stranger

Herbert Ross

Mr. Jackman

Ronald Frankau

Auctioneer

Rodney Ackland

Man at Auction (uncredited)

Ivor Barnard

Man at Auction (uncredited)

Wally Patch

Van Driver (uncredited)

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