Movie: Sisters Under the Skin

Top 10 Billed Cast

Elissa Landi
Elissa Landi

Blossom Bailey

Frank Morgan
Frank Morgan

John Hunter Yates

Joseph Schildkraut
Joseph Schildkraut

Zukowski

Doris Lloyd
Doris Lloyd

Elinor Yates

Clara Blandick
Clara Blandick

Miss Gower

Shirley Grey
Shirley Grey

Gilda Gordon

Samuel S. Hinds
Samuel S. Hinds

Winters

Henry Kolker
Henry Kolker

Jones

Arthur Stuart Hull
Arthur Stuart Hull

Smith

C. Montague Shaw
C. Montague Shaw

Brown

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    Wealthy, aging millionaire John Hunter Yates (Frank Morgan) seeks to recapture his youth by pursuing a young actress, Blossom Bailey (Elissa Landi), leading him from America to Europe, where he finances her and a musician lover, only to realize his mistakes and return to his neglected wife, Elinor, understanding their true connection.

  • Release Date

    1934-04-15

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    10

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    English
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