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Fashions of 1934

Fashions of 1934

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Fashions of 1934

"A new style in entertainment! Entirely different...sumptuous...magnificent!"

1934

1h 18m

6.6(25 votes)

Comedy

Music

Overview

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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Production Companies

First National Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

William Powell

William Powell

Sherwood Nash

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Lynn Mason

Frank McHugh

Frank McHugh

Snap

Hugh Herbert

Hugh Herbert

Joe Ward

Verree Teasdale

Verree Teasdale

Mabel McGuire aka Grand Duchess Alix

Reginald Owen

Reginald Owen

Oscar Baroque

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

Duryea

Phillip Reed

Phillip Reed

Jimmy

Dorothy Burgess

Dorothy Burgess

Glenda

Nella Walker

Nella Walker

Mrs. Van Tyle

Creative team

Directed by: William Dieterle
Written by: Carl Erickson
F. Hugh Herbert
Produced by: Henry Blanke

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