Skinner's Dress Suit
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Cast & Crew
William A. Seiter
Reginald Denny
Laura La Plante
Ben Hendricks Jr.
E. J. Ratcliffe
Arthur Lake
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Synopsis
At the urging of his wife, Skinner, a meek and humble clerk, asks his boss for a raise; he is refused, but in order not to disappoint his wife, he tells her that he got it. She immediately buys him a dress suit, and this single purchase puts Skinner on the road to ruin, involving him in so many new social obligations that he is soon faced with bankruptcy. Greatly burdened with debt, Skinner loses his job. Before he can tell his wife, she whisks him off to a society dance at a hotel where one of his most important clients, Jackson, is staying. Jackson's wife wants to go to the dance and persuades her husband to ask Skinner to invite them. By the end of the evening, Skinner has closed a half-a-million-dollar deal, winning a partnership in his old company.
Director
William A. Seiter
Cast
Reginald Denny
Laura La Plante
Ben Hendricks Jr.
E. J. Ratcliffe
Arthur Lake
Hedda Hopper
Lionel Braham
Henry Barrows
Frona Hale
William H. Strauss
Betty Morrisey
Lucille De Nevers
Lucille Ward
Lila Leslie
Broderick O'farrell
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Henry Irving Dodge's story was later published as a novel (New York, 1916). The novel was previously adapted by Essanay for its 1916 production of Skinner's Dress Suit, directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Bryant Washburn and Hazel Daly. For other films featuring the character of "Skinner," please consult that entry in AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1911-20.
