The Skin Game

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The Skin Game is a 1920 play by English writer John Galsworthy that explores class conflict and moral compromise through a bitter feud between an old aristocratic family and a nouveau riche industrialist.

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instanceOf film
play
theatrical work
author John Galsworthy
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countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Alfred Hitchcock
explores tension between traditional landowning classes and industrial capitalism
featuresCharacterType nouveau riche industrialist
old aristocratic family
firstPerformanceDate 1920
form three-act play
genre drama
social drama
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surface form: The Skin Game (1931 film)
literaryMovement realism
mainTheme class conflict
moral compromise
social change
originalLanguage English
partOf John Galsworthy's dramatic works
periodOfWork early 20th century
plotSummary A bitter feud erupts between an old aristocratic family and a nouveau riche industrialist, exposing class tensions and moral compromises.
publicationYear 1920
setIn England

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John Galsworthy notableWork The Skin Game