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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 .
- February 14, 1934
- Henry Blanke (uncredited)
Fashions of 1934: Directed by William Dieterle. With William Powell, Bette Davis, Frank McHugh, Hugh Herbert. When the Manhattan investment firm of Sherwood Nash goes broke, he joins forces with his partner Snap and fashion designer Lynn Mason to provide discount shops with cheap copies of Paris couture dresses.
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- Comedy, Drama, Musical
- William Dieterle
- 1934-02-14
Apr 5, 2019 · OVERVIEW. In the 1930s, fashion saw a profound influence from films and specifically Hollywood. Men’s, women’s, and children’s styles were based on fashions seen on screen with stars like Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, and Shirley Temple among the many who directly influenced fashion.
A musical comedy film starring William Powell and Bette Davis as a con artist and his assistant who infiltrate the fashion world. Learn more about the plot, cast, crew, photos, videos and trivia of this 1934 classic.
- William Dieterle, Stanley Logan
- William Powell
What was in fashion in 1934? Comedy, con men, Orry-Kelly gowns, Busby Berkeley production numbers and in their only screen pairing, two of cinema's greatest stars: William Powell and Bette...
Broke investor turned fashion scam artist “Sherry” Nash (William Powell), with his team (Frank McHugh as Snap, Bette Davis as Lynn), has persuaded the New York designers he was ripping-off to send him to Paris to steal fashions, but they meet former partners Glenda and Harry (Dorothy Burgess, Gordon Westcott) at the docks, in Fashions Of ...
