Skinner Steps Out

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Skinner Steps Out
Directed by William James Craft
Screenplay by Albert DeMond
Matt Taylor
Based onSkinner's Dress Suit
by Henry Irving Dodge
Starring Glenn Tryon
Merna Kennedy
E. J. Ratcliffe
Burr McIntosh
Lloyd Whitlock
William Welsh
CinematographyAlan Jones
Edited byHarry W. Lieb
Music byDavid Broekman
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • November 24, 1929 (1929-11-24)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Skinner Steps Out is a 1929 American comedy film directed by William James Craft and written by Albert DeMond and Matt Taylor. The film stars Glenn Tryon, Merna Kennedy, E. J. Ratcliffe, Burr McIntosh, Lloyd Whitlock and William Welsh. The film was released on November 24, 1929, by Universal Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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