The Skin Game (1931)

director	Alfred Hitchcock
producer	John Maxwell
writers	Alfred Hitchcock (adaptation) Alma Reville (scenario)
story by	John Galsworthy (original play)
starring	Edmund Gwenn Helen Haye C.V. France Jill Esmond
	Phyllis Konstam
cinematographer	Jack E. Cox
editors	A R Gobbett Rene Marrison
running time	88 minutes (7,933 feet)
colour	black & white
sound mix	mono (RCA Sound Recording)
aspect ratio	1.33:1
studio	British International Pictures
availability	DVD
film-2008 (add your rating)

Synopsis

A rich family, the Hillcrests, is fighting against the speculator, Hornblower, who sends away poor farmers to build factories on their lands. When Mrs. Hillcrest finds out that Chloe Hornblower was a prostitute, she uses this secret to blackmail the speculator and force him to stop his business.

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DVD Releases

released in 2008

Chantage (1929) / The Skin Game (1931) - Studio Canal (France, 2008) R2 PAL 1.33:1

released in 2007

	The Skin Game (1931) - Lionsgate (USA, 2007) - part of a box set R1 NTSC 1.33:1
	The Skin Game (1931) - Optimum Releasing (UK, 2007) - part of a box set R2 PAL 1.33:1

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Cast and Crew

Directed by:

• Alfred Hitchcock
• Frank Mills - assistant director

Starring:

• Edmund Gwenn - Mr Hornblower
• Helen Haye - Mrs Amy Hillcrest
• C V France - Squire John Hillcrest
• Jill Esmond - Jill Hillcrest
• Phyllis Konstam - Chloe Hornblower
• John Longden - Charles Hornblower
• Frank Lawton - Rolf Hornblower
• Herbert Ross - Mr Jackman
• Dora Gregory - Mrs Jackman
• Edward Chapman - Dawker

Produced by:

• John Maxwell

Written by:

• John Galsworthy - original play
• Alfred Hitchcock
• Alma Reville

Photographed by:

• Jack E Cox

Edited by:

• A R Gobbett
• Rene Marrison