Skinner's Big Idea

{{short description|1928 film}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Skinner's Big Idea

| image = Skinner's Big Idea.jpg

| alt =

| caption =

| director = Lynn Shores

| producer =

| screenplay = Matt Taylor
Randolph Bartlett

| based_on = {{based on|Skinner's Big Idea|Henry Irving Dodge}}

| starring = Bryant Washburn
William Orlamond
James Bradbury Sr.
Robert Dudley
Ole M. Ness
Charles Wellesley

| music =

| cinematography = Philip Tannura

| editing = Archie Marshek

| studio = Film Booking Offices of America

| distributor = Film Booking Offices of America

| released = {{Film date|1928|4|24}}

| runtime = 70 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

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Skinner's Big Idea is a 1928 American comedy film directed by Lynn Shores and written by Matt Taylor and Randolph Bartlett. It is based on the 1918 novel Skinner's Big Idea by Henry Irving Dodge. The film stars Bryant Washburn, William Orlamond, James Bradbury Sr., Robert Dudley, Ole M. Ness and Charles Wellesley. The film was released on April 24, 1928, by Film Booking Offices of America.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/499292/skinners-big-idea |title=Skinner's Big Idea (1928) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=May 27, 2019}}{{cite web|author=Hal Erickson |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/skinners-big-idea-v110486 |title=Skinner's Big Idea (1928) - Lynn Shores |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=May 27, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/12179-SKINNER'S-BIG-IDEA |title=Skinner's Big Idea |publisher=Catalog.afi.com |date= |accessdate=May 27, 2019}}

==Cast==

• Bryant Washburn as Skinner
• William Orlamond as Hemingway
• James Bradbury Sr. as Carlton
• Robert Dudley as Gibbs
• Ole M. Ness as Perkins
• Charles Wellesley as McLaughlin
• Martha Sleeper as Dorothy
• Hugh Trevor as Jack McLaughlin
• Ethel Grey Terry as Mrs. Skinner