The Skin Game

1931

Directed By

Alfred Hitchcock

Synopsis

Adapted by Hitchcock into a script with Alma Reville from the successful stage play by John Galsworthy, The Skin Game presents a powerful and convincing portrayal of industrial encroachment on the rural gentry with a mix of long-take dialogue scenes and montage.  

The rivalry between a gentrified family and a wealthy tradesman turns to tragedy when the former use their discovery of the dark past of the tradesman’s daughter-in-law to thwart his building plans. Edmund Gwenn and Helen Haye reprised their roles from the 1921 silent version.

Cast
Edmund Gwenn, Jill Esmond, John Longden, C.V. France, Helen Haye, Phyllis Konstam, Frank Lawton, Herbert Ross, Dora Gregory, Edward Chapman
Other Credits

Written by Alfred Hitchcock, Alma Reville, based on the play by John Galsworthy

Release Date
16 December 2024
extras
  • New Alma Reville: Jo Botting & Natalie Morris in Conversation
  • Hitchcock/Truffaut: Archival Audio Interview
  • Introduction by Director / Film Historian Noël Simsolo
  • Stills Gallery

Please note The Skin Game is only available as part of the Hitchcock The Beginning blu-ray box-set

Restoration Details

The Skin Game was remastered in HD in 2024

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