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The Skin Game(1931)
Status: Released
Date: 1931-02-26
54%
90 Votes
Time: 1h 22m
Ancestral pride v. Industrial progress.
Overview:
An old traditional family and a modern family battle over land in a small English village.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies:
British International Pictures
Movie: The Skin Game
Top 10 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
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Overview
An old traditional family and a modern family battle over land in a small English village.
Release Date
1931-02-26
Average
5.4
Rating:
2.7 startsTagline
Ancestral pride v. Industrial progress.
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