Fashions of 1934

Fashions of 1934 is a 1934 American PreCode 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.

Sherwood realizes Baroques companion, the alleged Grand Duchess Alix Verree Teasdale, is really Mabel McGuire, his old friend from Hoboken, New Jersey, and threatens to reveal her identity unless she convinces Baroque to design the costumes of a musical revue in which she will star. Baroque buys a supply of ostrich feathers from Sherwoods crony Joe Ward Hugh Herbert and starts a fashion rage.Sherwood then opens Maison Elegance, a new Paris fashion house thats a great success until Baroque discovers Lynn is forging his sketches. He has him arrested, but Sherwood convinces the police to give him time to straighten out the situation. He crashes Baroque and Alixs wedding and promises to humiliate the designer by publicly revealing who his bride really is unless Baroque withdraws the charges. The designer agrees and purchases Maison Elegance from Sherwood, who assures Lynn hell never get involved in another illegal activity if she returns to America with him. ........

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