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      Fashions

      1934 1h 18m Musical List
      Reviews 55% 100+ Ratings Audience Score Businessman Sherwood Nash (William Powell) and designer Lynn Mason (Bette Davis) come together for a scheme to sell knock-off dresses to boutiques. When the stores find out, however, Sherwood gets out of it by saying he will go to Paris and secretly copy European designs for them. Once there, he finds out a famous designer's "duchess" fiancée is his friend from New Jersey, and adds her to his scheme. But Lynn, who loves Sherwood, is losing patience and considers leaving him if he continues. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jun 01 Buy Now

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      Steve D Not enough of a story to it to be entertaining. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/03/24 Full Review Audience Member This is a time capsule full of fun and novelty, don't go in expecting anything serious and I think you'll enjoy yourself. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review william d This is not your usual "boy meets girl" musical fare from the 30s. Powell plays a con man at work in the fashion industry while Davis works on his conscience. I would have liked to have seen more Busby Berkeley musical numbers though. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Frances H Although the plot is rather far fetched, Powell and a handful of Hollywood Golden Age comedy actors plus Bushy Berkley"s beautiful girls in a kaleidoscope arrangement of ostrich feathers make this flick, plus the still stylishly elegant evening gowns of the 30s! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/15/20 Full Review Audience Member Too bad "Fashions of 1934" makes people think this is a fashion show. Instead, this witty William Powell as con-man movie really works and Bette Davis gives us a unique performance in one of her earlier performances. The musical numbers are good, but the number toward the end is one of the best in movie history, foreshadowing some of the best in the classic 1936 best-picture winner "The Great Ziegfeld". Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member A sophisticated pre-Code comedy-drama starring William Powell and a young Bette Davis. Even though it is referred to as a "musical", it actually contains few musical scenes. But the big production number is a great one - a plush, extravagant spectacle staged by the legendary choreographer Busby Berkeley. <br> Davis looks unlike herself here, as the studio has her all dolled up like a real-life Barbie doll, complete with platinum blonde hair and heavy makeup. Though she does look beautiful, one can almost sense her discomfort with this (in reality, she hated it), but always the professional, she pulls through and does as good a job as she can with the lackluster role she is given. On the other hand, William Powell's role fits him perfectly and he is both charming and a cad at the same time. <br> Also worth mentioning are the "fashions" of the title, which are gorgeous, glamorous and fit in well with the stylish Art Deco surroundings. A light, fluffy confection obviously produced to entertain down-on-their-luck audiences during the Depression, this is still rather enjoyable and charming today. <br> <div style="width:297px;"><a href="http://www.flixster.com/photos/fashions-of-1934-film-still-11929461"><img src="http://content7.flixster.com/photo/11/92/94/11929461_gal.jpg" border="0"/></a> Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy) Esquire Magazine The best of the smart-written pictures is Fashions of 1934, set in the Paris dress salons, with William Powell playing fast and tricky as an American slicker. May 5, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Businessman Sherwood Nash (William Powell) and designer Lynn Mason (Bette Davis) come together for a scheme to sell knock-off dresses to boutiques. When the stores find out, however, Sherwood gets out of it by saying he will go to Paris and secretly copy European designs for them. Once there, he finds out a famous designer's "duchess" fiancée is his friend from New Jersey, and adds her to his scheme. But Lynn, who loves Sherwood, is losing patience and considers leaving him if he continues.
      Director
      William Dieterle
      Screenwriter
      F. Hugh Herbert, Carl Erickson
      Production Co
      First National Pictures
      Genre
      Musical
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jun 1, 2012
      Runtime
      1h 18m
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