Fashions of 1934
1934 · Movie · NR · 78 min · ★ 6.5 · 61% critics
After a financial collapse, a smooth-talking promoter teams up with a designer and a sidekick to profit from affordable copies of high-end fashion. Their hustle grows from New York to Paris, mixing romance, fast chatter, and glamorous showpieces with a breezy caper spirit.
Also known as Fashion Follies
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Details
- Years
- 1934
- Release date
- 1934-02-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Critic score
- 61/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (24 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like light, breezy vintage entertainment with fashion, romance, and a playful caper mood, somewhere between Dancing Lady and The Big Store; Not for you if you want a tight, serious story.
Pros: charming lead energy; witty fast pace; glamorous fashion spectacle | Cons: thin silly story; uneven comedy bits; some dated attitudes
Themes
- musical
- con artist
- fashion
- pre-code
Cast & crew
William Powell
as Sherwood Nash
Bette Davis
as Lynn Mason
Frank McHugh
as Snap
Hugh Herbert
as Joe Ward
Verree Teasdale
as Mabel McGuire aka Grand Duchess Alix
Reginald Owen
as Oscar Baroque
Henry O'Neill
as Duryea
Phillip Reed
as Jimmy
Dorothy Burgess
as Glenda
Nella Walker
as Mrs. Van Tyle
Directed by William Dieterle