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, James C. Carroll, and U.K. Haupt. This film projected Washburn out of obscurity; it was quite a success.Lahue, Kalton C
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p. 231 (1972) ("It was in 1917 feature hits like ''Skinner's Dress Suit'', ''Skinner's Baby'', and ''Skinner Steps Out'' (adapted from a popular series of stories by

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) that Bryant really scored big ...")(20 April 1918)
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's first film role, as the baby, though uncredited.Cary, Dianna Serra
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. 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.Early American Cinema
p. 24 (1994 ed.)(21 July 1917)
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''(25 August 1917)
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'' 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 August 1917)
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'' '' 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."Samuel, O.M. (3 August 1917
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Cast

as William Manning Skinner *

as Honey *James C. Carroll as McLaughlin * U.K. Haupt as Perkins *

as the baby (uncredited)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Skinner's Baby 1918 films 1917 comedy films 1917 films American black-and-white films Films directed by Harry Beaumont Essanay Studios films Lost American films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films 1918 comedy films 1918 lost films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films