Skinner's Baby | |
Director: | Harry Beaumont |
Starring: | Bryant Washburn Hazel Daly James C. Carroll U.K. Haupt |
Studio: | Essanay Film Manufacturing Company |
Country: | United States |
Language: | Silent (English intertitles) |
Skinner's Baby is a 1917 American silent comedy film starring Bryant Washburn, Hazel Daly, James C. Carroll, and U.K. Haupt. This film projected Washburn out of obscurity; it was quite a success.[1] [2] [3] It was Jackie Coogan's first film role, as the baby, though uncredited.[4] [5] The film is believed to be lost.
It was released on August 6, 1917,[6] and loosely based on the story by Henry Irving Dodge. The movie was the third of a Skinner series for Washburn, with Skinner's Dress Suit coming first in January 1917, followed by Skinner's Bubble and Skinner's Baby, all in the same year.[7] [8] [9] [10]
Motography wrote that while the film "lacks the plot material of the earlier releases, it contains enough of human interest to 'get by' easily with most audiences."[11] Variety concluded that it was "a sweet wholesome picture with little touches of sentiment interwoven that tug at the heart strings, a feature that provides clean, pleasurable entertainment."[12]