The best Alison Skipworth’s romance movies

Alison Skipworth

Alison Skipworth

25/07/1863- 05/07/1952
We present our ranking of the best Alison Skipworth’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Alison Skipworth.
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The Devil Is a Woman

The Devil Is a Woman
6.9/10
In the carnival in Spain in the beginning of the Twentieth Century, the exiled republican Antonio Galvan comes from Paris masquerade to enjoy the party and visit his friend Capt. Don Pasqual 'Pasqualito' Costelar. However, he flirts with the mysterious Concha Perez and they schedule to meet each other later. When Antonio meets Pasqualito, his old friend discloses his frustrated relationship with the promiscuous Concha and her greedy mother and how his life was ruined by his obsession for the beautiful demimondaine. Pasqualito makes Antonio promise that he would not see Concha. However, when Antonio meets Concha, she seduces him and the long friendship between Antonio and Pasqualito is disrupted

Coming Out Party

Coming Out Party
5.9/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 09/03/1934
  • Character: Miss Gertrude Vanderdoe
In this romance, a lovely young debutante falls in love with a jazz violinist. Her mother wants her to marry a wealthy young man, but the strong-willed girl initially demurs until the night of her debut. Her social adviser fills the debutante’s dance card with partners, which inflames the violinist.

The Princess Comes Across

The Princess Comes Across
6.7/10
A Swedish princess boards an ocean liner in Europe en route to an acting career in America, and finds herself getting inconveniently attached to a bandleader returning home. To complicate matters, a blackmailer on board apparently knows she is not who she claims to be - and he has his sights set on other passengers with secrets of their own. In the meantime an escaped killer has stowed away under someone else's identity, and is killing again to cover his tracks; five international police detectives on board are heading the investigation to find him. When evidence points to the princess and bandleader, they must find the killer themselves - before he finds them.

Becky Sharp

Becky Sharp
5.8/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 28/06/1935
  • Character: Miss Crawley
The first feature length film to use three-strip Technicolor film. Adapted from a play that was adapted from William Makepeace Thackeray's book "Vanity Fair", the film looks at the English class system during the Napoleonic Wars era.

Stolen Holiday

Stolen Holiday
6.3/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 06/02/1937
  • Character: Suzanne
A young model is set up with her own fashion business by a crooked financier, who sells worthless bonds.

Shanghai

Shanghai
6.1/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 19/07/1935
  • Character: Aunt Jane
A New York socialite (Loretta Young) travels to Shanghai to visit her ailing aunt (Alison Skipworth) and falls in love with a Russian banker (Charles Boyer), who harbors a family secret. Director James Flood's 1935 melodrama also stars Warner Oland, Libby Taylor, Keye Luke, Charley Grapewin, Walter Kingsford and Fred Keating.

The Song of Songs

The Song of Songs
6.7/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 19/07/1933
  • Character: Mme Rasmussen
After her father dies, Lily moves to the city to live with her strict aunt. During the day Lily works in her aunt's bookstore, and at night she sneaks across the street to model for Richard, a sculptor with whom she falls in love. A patron of Richard's, Baron von Merzbach, develops an interest in Lily that may not be with the best of intentions.

Devotion

Devotion
6.2/10
A young Londoner (Ann Harding) disguises herself to become governess of the son of the barrister (Leslie Howard) she loves.

Tonight or Never

Tonight or Never
6.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 04/01/1931
  • Character: Marchesa Bianca San Giovanni
A young opera singer finds her career stalled because of her cold and passionless performances, until she finds romance with a handsome admirer.

Oh, for a Man!

Oh, for a Man!
5.3/10
Carlotta Manson is a young and beautiful opera star who wants some spice in her personal life. She threatens to forsake opera for a wild, romantic fling. One night, a burglar, Barney McGann breaks into Carlotta's boudoir while she's asleep to steal her jewelery. Carlotta awakes and is facinated with Barney. They date and marry at her Villa in Italy. Soon Barney can't take being married to a diva and leaves her. Carlotta picks herself up and returns to opera. One night as Carlotta is asleep in her boudoir, she is awaken by someone breaking in...

Raffles

Raffles
6.4/10
A distinguished English gentleman has a secret life--he is the notorious jewel thief the press has dubbed "The Amateur Cracksman". When he meets a woman and falls in love he decides to "retire" from that life, but an old friend comes to him with a predicament that entails him committing one last job.

Sinners in the Sun

Sinners in the Sun
6/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 13/05/1932
  • Character: Mrs. Blake
A New York fashion model finds herself being pursued by a poor but honest garage mechanic and a rich philanderer.

Wharf Angel

Wharf Angel
6.5/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 15/03/1934
  • Character: Mother Bright
On the wharfs of San Francisco, saloon girl Toy, also known as Mary, lives over Mother Bright's bar. When Como Murphy, a fugitive from the law, hides in her room, she falls in love with him. He explains that after he spoke out about the rights of man to a crowd, a riot ensued, during which a policeman was killed. Como took the gun from the killer, but is thought to be guilty of the crime himself. Como, who reciprocates Mary's love, spends the night with her, but leaves to keep her out of danger. He joins the crew of a ship sailing to China after he is befriended by Turk, a big lumbering sailor who is also in love with Mary. Each man is unaware that they love the same woman.

King of the Newsboys

King of the Newsboys
5.6/10
A poor young man's girlfriend leaves him for a gangster, who has the money and power she wants and the young man doesn't have. Determined to show her that he can be a success--and how much of a mistake she made by leaving him--he starts up a newspaper distribution business that is soon the biggest in the city, but things don't turn out exactly the way he wanted them to.

The Road to Singapore

The Road to Singapore
6.4/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 10/10/1931
  • Character: Mrs. Wey-Smith
A woman's life falls to pieces when she's caught cheating on her husband.

Virtuous Husband

Virtuous Husband
6.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 12/04/1931
  • Character: Mrs. Olwell
When a rich young man marries, he lets the books and letters left him by his dead mother guide his life.

The Night Angel

The Night Angel
5.9/10
In this crime drama, a Prague DA must close down a house of prostitution masquerading as a cafe. He sends the owner's daughter to a nurse's home until her mother is released. When the happy day comes, he goes to visit them, but is attacked by the doorman, who is in love with the daughter and jealous of the DA. The DA kills him in self-defense but is acquitted when the daughter delivers a highly emotional speech professing her love for him.

Two in a Crowd

Two in a Crowd
6.4/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 03/10/1936
  • Character: Lillie Eckleberger aka Lillie the Toad
When two halves of a thousand-dollar bill are discovered in the snow, the penniless pair that individually grabs each half must come to terms. Actress Julia Wayne needs the whole $1,000, and so does sportsman Larry Stevens. Since compromise will serve neither of their needs, they are stalemated - until complications arise.

Du Barry, Woman of Passion

Du Barry, Woman of Passion
5.6/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 10/10/1930
  • Character: La Gourdan
Jeannette Vaubernier, an impulsive shopgirl en route to deliver a hat, dreams of luxury and position as she saunters through the woods, and attracted by a pool of water, she disrobes and plunges in. Cosse de Brissac, a handsome private in the King's Guards, comes to her rescue and they become sweethearts. Meanwhile, Jean Du Barry, a shrewd roué, takes note of her at the millinery shop and tricks her into staying at La Gourda's, where she soon becomes a favorite among the men.

Tonight Is Ours

Tonight Is Ours
6.4/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 21/01/1933
  • Character: Grand Duchess Emilie
A princess is torn between her royal obligations and her love for a handsome Frenchman.

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