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Fashions of 1934 is a american film of genre Drama directed by William Dieterle released in USA on 14 february 1934 with William Powell

Fashions of 1934 (1934)

Fashions of 1934
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Released in USA 14 february 1934
Length 1h18
Directed by ,    
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Comedy-drama,    Musical theatre,    Romantic comedy,    Musical,    Romance
Rating65% 3.296993.296993.296993.296993.29699

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, Hugh Herbert and Frank McHugh, and has songs by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics). (Sometime after the initial release, the title "Fashions of 1934" was changed to "Fashions", replacing the original title with an insert card stating William Powell in "Fashions").

Synopsis

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.

Actors

William Powell

(Sherwood Nash)Bette Davis

(Lynn Mason)Frank McHugh

(Snap)Hugh Herbert

(Joe Ward)Reginald Owen

(Oscar Baroque)
And :
Verree Teasdale
Henry O'Neill
Phillip Reed
Nella Walker
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