Fashions of 1934
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, Frank McHugh, Hugh Herbert, Verree Teasdale, and Reginald Owen, and features Henry O'Neill, Phillip Reed, Gordon Westcott, and Dorothy Burgess. The film's songs are by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics). Sometime after its initial release, the title Fashions of 1934 was changed to Fashions, replacing the original title with an insert card stating "William Powell in 'Fashions'".
Plot
When the Manhattan investment firm of Sherwood Nash (William Powell) goes broke, he joins forces with his partner Snap (Frank McHugh) and fashion designer Lynn Mason (Bette Davis) to provide discount shops with cheap copies of Paris couture dresses. Lynn discovers that top designer Oscar Baroque (Reginald Owen) gets his inspiration from old costume books, and she begins to create designs the same way, signing each one with the name of an established designer.
Cast
- Albert Conti
- André Cheron
- Arthur Treacher
- Bette Davis
- Dorothy Burgess
- Etienne Girardot
- Frank McHugh
- Gordon Westcott
- Harry Beresford
- Henry O'Neill
- Hobart Cavanaugh
- Hugh Herbert
- Jane Darwell
- Leo White
- Martin Kosleck
- Nella Walker
- Phillip Reed
- Reginald Owen
- Spencer Charters
- Verree Teasdale
- William Burress
- William Powell
More details
| author | F. Hugh Herbert |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Paris |
| director | William Dieterle |
| editor | Jack Killifer |
| events | fashion |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | arrest costume couture fashion design fashion designer fashion house grand duchess haute couture illegal activity investment firm musical revue musical theatre new jersey old friend revue wed |
| musicBy | Sammy Fain |
| producer | Henry Blanke |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| theme | fashion musical musical comedy romantic comedy romantic musical |