Skinner Steps Out

{{short description|1929 film}}

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

{{Infobox film

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| director = William James Craft

| producer =

| screenplay = Albert DeMond
Matt Taylor

| based_on = {{based on|Skinner's Dress Suit|Henry Irving Dodge}}

| starring = Glenn Tryon
Merna Kennedy
E. J. Ratcliffe
Burr McIntosh
Lloyd Whitlock
William Welsh

| music = David Broekman

| cinematography = Alan Jones

| editing = Harry W. Lieb

| studio = Universal Pictures

| distributor = Universal Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1929|11|24}}

| runtime = 70 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

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Skinner Steps Out is a 1929 American comedy film directed by William James Craft and written by Albert DeMond and Matt Taylor. The film is based on Skinner's Dress Suit by Henry Irving Dodge. It 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/90391/skinner-steps-out |title=Skinner Steps Out (1929) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=November 7, 2018}}{{cite web|author=Hal Erickson |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/skinner-steps-out-v110484 |title=Skinner Steps Out (1929) - William James Craft |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=November 7, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/12178 |title=Skinner Steps Out |publisher=Catalog.afi.com |date= |accessdate=November 7, 2018}}

==Cast==

• Glenn Tryon as William Henry Skinner
• Merna Kennedy as 'Honey' Skinner
• E. J. Ratcliffe as Jackson
• Burr McIntosh as J.B. McLaughlin
• Lloyd Whitlock as Parking
• William Welsh as Crosby
• Kathleen Kerrigan as Mrs. Crosby
• Frederick Lee as Gates
• Jack Lipson as Neighbor
• Edna Marion as Neighbor's Wife