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Ancestral pride v. Industrial progress - The Skin Game
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Title: The Skin Game

Release Date: 26 Feb 1931

Runtime: 1h 22m

Genre: Drama

Director: British International Pictures

Production Companies: British International Pictures

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

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Ratings

Average Vote: 5.3 (79 votes)

Cast

  • Mr. Hillcrist: C. V. France
  • Mrs. Hillcrist: Helen Haye
  • Jill Hillcrist: Jill Esmond
  • Mr. Hornblower: Edmund Gwenn
  • Charles Hornblower: John Longden
  • Chloe Hornblower: Phyllis Konstam
  • Rolf Hornblower: Frank Lawton
  • Dawker: Edward Chapman
  • Mrs. Jackman: Dora Gregory
  • Second Stranger: George Bancroft
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