The Skin Game (Hitchcock)
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Release Date:
22 January 2007
Meaning a swindle, trick or scam. The movie starts with Hornblower (Edmund Gwenn) buying property from landowner Hillcrest (C.V. France) assuring him that he would not evict the tenant farmer; soon Hornblower evicts them to build factories and warehouses. Hillcrest is outraged and hires an investigator to dig up some dirt on Hornblower's daughter-in-law and Hillcrest embarks upon a course of blackmail to tragic ends.
The film shows off much of Hitchcok's skill at building suspense and reaches a great climax expected from the master director.