Fashions of 1934 (1934)

Directed by

William Dieterle

Genre

musical film, romantic comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 18m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A con artist travels to Paris to steal dress designs from a high-end fashion house. He uses a fake designer to woo the head designer and pull off the scheme.

breezyglamorousupbeatfast-pacedwhimsicaltongue-in-cheekmelodicstylish

What happens

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'". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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