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Skinner's Dress Suit is a 1926 American silent comedy film produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and starring Reginald Denny. William Seiter was the director of the film which was based on the 1916 novel of the name by Henry Irving Dodge .
Skinner's Dress Suit: Directed by William A. Seiter. With Reginald Denny, Laura La Plante, Ben Hendricks Jr., E.J. Ratcliffe. Honey Skinner is proud of her successful husband. When he tells her he's asking for a raise, she knows he'll get it.
- (208)
- Comedy, Romance
- William A. Seiter
- 1926-04-18
Feb 21, 2021 · Skinner (Reginald Denny) has a good job, a cozy home and a beautiful wife (Laura La Plante) who adores him - a perfect scene of domestic bliss. A raise is asked for at the same time a contract is...
- 80 min
- 4.2K
- Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
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.
- William A. Seiter
- Reginald Denny
Skinner’s Dress Suit tells the story of Skinner (Reginald Denny) and his adoring wife Honey (Laura La Plante) living the American dream (or as we might call it, suburban hell!). But Honey does not think that her husband’s office job is bringing in a salary that’s up to his worth.
Just when it appears as though Denny will be swamped in debt, a series of cute coincidences transform him into his office's most valued employee. This second film adaptation of Henry Irving Dodge's novel Skinner's Dress Suit is a vast improvement upon the 1917 filming, with a peppy Charleston sequence thrown in as a bonus.
Nov 5, 2017 · Reginald Denny and Laura La Plante play a couple hoping to raise their standard of living. When Denny lies about a raise, La Plante goes shopping and all is well until the repo man comes calling. A perfectly delightful domestic comedy. Home Media Availability: Released on DVD. Suits me!
