T Fashions of 1934 (trailer screenshots) (9 F) Media in category "Fashions of 1934" The film stars William Powell, Bette Davis, Hugh Herbert and Frank McHugh, and has songs by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics). . Fashions of 1934 is a 1934 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by William Dieterle with musical numbers created and directed by Busby Berkeley.The screenplay by F. Hugh Herbert and Carl Erickson was based on the story The Fashion Plate by Harry Collins and Warren Duff.The film stars William Powell, Bette Davis, Hugh Herbert and Frank McHugh, and has songs by Sammy Fain (music) … It's available to watch. What was in fashion in 1934? Just why and how Bette Davis enters the picture never quite rings true. His assistant Lynn poses as An American interested in a dress and Snap conceals a camera in his cane. Fashions of 1934 may be a bit far-fetched and inconsistent, being predicated on a false premise, but it has color, flash, dash, class, girls and plenty of clothes. Warners listed writers Gene Markey and Katherine Scola as having adapted the original story that was the basis of the film, but according to the Screen Writers Guild they had nothing to do with the film.[6]. . Frank McHugh is sidekick to William Powell as Nash, conniving with models (Dorothy Burgess as Glenda) and new-recruit fashion artist Lynn (Bette Davis) to photograph then counterfeit the latest Paris designs, delivered by chauffeur Harry (Gordon Westcott), in Fashions Of 1934, 1934. What was in fashion in 1934? Certificate: Passed The film was considered a box office disappointment for Warner Bros.[7] According to Warner Bros records the film earned $570,000 domestically and $395,000 foreign. Mary Donnell, a young legal secretary with a past, elopes with a client's son, but his father has the marriage annulled without knowing she's pregnant. Another is to sell a surplus of ostrich plumes by featuring them in a musical revue. The very loose, square, drop-waist, high knee-length hem and slightly “boyish” look of 1920s fashion for women was completely gone by 1933, and was replaced with a much more modest and form-fitting style with an accentuated natural “high waist,” fitted hips, longer mid-calf or floor length hemline, high neckline, and wide shoulders. He crashes Baroque and Alix's wedding and promises to humiliate the designer by publicly revealing who his bride really is unless Baroque withdraws the charges. Now known simply as Fashions, the lavish Warner Bros. musical Fashions of 1934 stars the unlikely but copacetic team of William Powell and Bette Davis. Racketeers flood the market with counterfeit cosmetics and drugs, causing some tragedies. With this film, Warner Bros. chief Jack L. Warner tried to change Bette Davis' screen persona by putting her in a platinum blonde wig and false eyelashes and dressing her in glamorous costumes. Fashions of 1934 ★★ Fashions 1934 A typical, lightweight '30s musical with impressive choreography by Busby Berkeley. Alabama ... See full summary ». This category has only the following subcategory. William Powell, Bette Davis, Frank McHugh. Fashions of 1934 is a fun movie, even if it’s a bit too light and scatterbrained to fit in comfortably with the other Warner Brothers’ musicals of the time. FASHIONS OF 1934 trailer. It is about a group of people trying to weel and deal into the next big scheme led by William Powell. "[8], Variety called it "a bit far-fetched and inconsistent . "[4] To Gerald Clarke of Time she lamented, "I looked like somebody dressed up in mother's clothes. Drama. . This gives rise to a great musical number, "Spin a Little Web of Dreams." Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Comedy, con men, Orry-Kelly gowns, Busby Berkeley production numbers and in their only screen pairing, two of cinemas greatest stars: William Powell and Bette Davis. Having made her film debut in 1934, just a year later in 1935, Sears Roebuck featured a Shirley Temple line of fashions for girls inspired by the child actor’s roles (Vaughan Lee). You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Fashions of 1934 (1934) (111)IMDb 6.81 h 17 min193413+. When they try to steal the latest Baroque designs hidden cameras capture them. Was this review helpful to you? A lawyer impulsively marries a stranger after his fiancée dumps him. Fashions of 1934 is a 1934 American Pre-Code musical comedy film directed by William Dieterle with musical numbers created and directed by Busby Berkeley. 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