drednm Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Here's an article I wrote about this great character actress of the 1930s. http://fan.tcm.com/blogpost/alison-skipworth-grand-dames-and-old-broads 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet0312 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Very nice. Can you go back and fix this: Born in London in 1963, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drednm Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 There's no edit function once posted.... Yes born 1863.... Thanks Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Thanks for the nice writeup on Alison Skipworth. I must admit that years ago I used to confuse her with Marie Dressler. Skipworth and W. C. Fields made a memorable team, with one of their films, Tillie and Gus, now available as part of the Universal Vault Collection. It's an OK print of a film distinguished more by their comic personalities than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lydecker Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Wonderful article. Thanks so much for recognizing this unsung actress. Lydecker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM108 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Here's an article I wrote about this great character actress of the 1930s. http://fan.tcm.com/blogpost/alison-skipworth-grand-dames-and-old-broads "OH, ROLLO, IT'S BEEN A GLORIOUS DAY!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Skipworth is great. She's especially funny in The Princess Comes Across (1936) and If I Had a Million (1932). I don't think TCM shows those two films very often? I also liked her in Dangerous (1935) with Bette Davis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drednm Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 Alison Skipworth is always good. She's one of those performers who always lift a picture and add interest. Just saw her in Becky Sharp. Her best role may be in Outward Bound with Leslie Howard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Alison Skipworth is always good. She's one of those performers who always lift a picture and add interest. Just saw her in Becky Sharp. Her best role may be in Outward Bound with Leslie Howard. I know I may be the only one saying it, but I like her later pictures at Republic. She gets more opportunities to carry the action in the lower-budget fare. There's one with Mae Clarke that is very good: HITCH HIKE LADY. And she also shines with Lew Ayres in KING OF THE NEWSBOYS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Alison Skipworth is always good. She's one of those performers who always lift a picture and add interest. Just saw her in Becky Sharp. Her best role may be in Outward Bound with Leslie Howard. I'm glad you created this thread for a fine character actor. I admit I didn't know her by name but I had seen her in many films like Outward Bound, Dangerous, The Princess Comes Across, Becky Sharp, and a few others. It looks like she was under contract with Paramount in the early 30s and TCM doesn't show as many 30s movies from that studio like they do WB, MGM and RKO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drednm Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 Yup, the (bad) luck of the draw. She's basically remembered for her films with Fields, but she had a solid career aside from that. Had she been an MGM actress, she'd be better remembered today and her films would be seen more often on TCM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Here's an article I wrote about this great character actress of the 1930s. http://fan.tcm.com/blogpost/alison-skipworth-grand-dames-and-old-broads FYI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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