Fashions of 1934 (1934)

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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. It all begins when genial con artist Sherwood Nash (Powell) transfers his base of operations from New York to Paris. Sensing that the fashion… More 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. It all begins when genial con artist Sherwood Nash (Powell) transfers his base of operations from New York to Paris. Sensing that the fashion "racket" is a hot commodity, Nash puts all his energies into promoting heroine Lynn (Davis) as France's foremost fashion designer. Along the way, of course, Nash and Lynn fall in love, but first the plotline must find a nice way to dispose of Nash's former partner-in-crime The Duchess (Veree Teasdale), currently posing as a White Russian Countess. Fashions is the picture in which a bevy of Busby Berkeley beauties are dressed (but just barely) as harps, prompting the apocryphal admonition from a chorus girl's mother, "Mr. Berkeley, I didn't raise my daughter to be a human harp!" ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 18 min.
Directed By: William Dieterle
Genres: Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy

In Theaters: Feb 14, 1934 Wide
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

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Mason W

Fashions of 1934, starring Bette Davis and William Powell is a good film. It is about a group of people trying to weel and deal into the next big scheme led by William Powell. They all travel to Paris and get into the fashion scene for the next big break. This film is delightful and… More
Fashions of 1934, starring Bette Davis and William Powell is a good film. It is about a group of people trying to weel and deal into the next big scheme led by William Powell. They all travel to Paris and get into the fashion scene for the next big break. This film is delightful and funny.
jay n

Platinum blonde Bette is done up in the height of '34 fashion. William Powell is suave as ever.

Cast

            Bette Davis as Lynn Mason

            William Powell as Sherwood Nash

            Veree Teasdale as Grand Duchess Alix/Mabel McGuire

            Reginald Owen as Oscar Baroque

            Hugh Herbert as Joe Ward

            Henry O'Neill as Duryea

            Frank McHugh as Snap

            Phillip Reed as Jimmy Blake

            Gordon Westcott as Harry Brent

            Dorothy Burgess as Glenda

            Etienne Girardot as Glass

            George Humbert as Caponelli

            Harry Beresford as Bookseller

            William Burress as Feldman

            Hobart Cavanaugh as M. Gautier

            Spencer Charters as Telephone Man

            Albert Conti
            
            Frank Darien as Jules

            Jane Darwell as Dowager

            Helen Freeman as Mme. Margot

            Martin Kosleck as Dance Director

            Sam McDaniel as Cleaning Man

            Lee Phelps as Desk Clerk

            Georges Renavent as Fashion Salon Owner

            Arthur Treacher as Butler

            Laura Treadwell as Woman

            Nella Walker as Mrs. Van Tyle

            Juliet Ware as Girl

            Eric Wilton as 2nd Butler

            Busby Berkeley
            
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