Detailed information about this film is available from. Now known simply as fashions, the lavish warner bros. Fashions of 1934 is an odd but entertaining little precode comedy with music. Of human bondage is a 1934 american precode drama film directed by john cromwell and is widely regarded by critics as the film that made bette davis a star. A con artist and his beautiful assistant take on the fashion. Sep 15, 2018 fashions of 1934 is a fun movie, even if its a bit too light and scatterbrained to fit in comfortably with the other warner brothers musicals of the time. Fashions of 1934 1934 02141934 us comedy, drama, music 1h 18m user score. Fashions of 1934, dvd, full frame, manufactured on demand, mono sound, musicals theatrical, 883316276907. This site is neither endorsed by nor affiliated with the academy of motion picture arts and sciences. With bette davis, william powell, frank mchugh, hugh herbert, verree teasdale, reginald owen, henry oneill, phillip reed, dorothy burgess, hobart cavanaugh. Fashions of 1934 full frame, manufactured on demand, mono. And then theres fashions of 1934, which features her only pairing up with. Fashions of 1934 1934 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Oct 01, 2011 top ten fashion moments of precode 1930s hollywood clockwise from top left.
The song would continue to be recorded throughout the century by such artists as frank sinatra the temptations and in 1959 by the flamingos. It is about a group of people trying to weel and deal into the next big scheme led by william powell. The blackandwhite effects in the dames number certainly are as striking as any ever filmed. The plot is a bit hackneyed, the sort of plot of which elements, during that era, were purloined heaps of times. I can figure out when perc westmore has done the makeup on a film. This trailer is public domain, even though the film itself is not. Mar 10, 2020 busby berkeley, american motionpicture director and choreographer who was noted for the elaborate dancinggirl extravaganzas that he created on film. Fashions of 1934 is a 1934 american precode musical comedy film directed by william. In this longbelated ninth entry in the series, we celebrate the tragically short career of director jean vigo with a look at his only featurelength film, latalante.
Fashions of 1934 1934 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. The following is an overview of 1934 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. A few months later, she convinced the studio to let her do of human bondage for which she received a writein nomination for best actress of 1935 though she was not officially nominated by the academy members. Daytime bodices were often completed with a wide, white pelerine that extended out over the large sleeves, further highlighting the fashionable width fig.
Director william dieterle has an extremely mobile camera, making the movie feel alive and wonderful. Top ten fashion moments of precode 1930s hollywood clockwise from top left. This is all done in the playful berkeley style, which emphasize geometric. A musical comedy starring william powell and a miscast bette davis. It happened one night won best picture at the 7th academy awards on february 27, 1935. And then theres fashions of 1934, which features her only pairing up with my favorite alltime actor, william powell. Busby berkeley, american motionpicture director and choreographer who was noted for the elaborate dancinggirl extravaganzas that he created on film. It all begins when genial con artist sherwood nash powell transfers his base of operations from new york to paris. The powers that be at warner brothers were trying to reinvent her as a platinum blonde glamor puss, complete with heavy lipstick and false.
See more ideas about fashion, 1930s fashion and vintage fashion. Fashions of 1934 may be a bit farfetched and inconsistent, being predicated on a false premise, but it has color, flash, dash, class, girls and plenty of clothes. Fashions of 1934 original theatrical trailer youtube. Hugh herbert and carl erickson was based on the story the fashion plate by harry collins and warren duff. The film was released early enough in 1934 to beat the enforcement of the production code, and as a result there are lots of revealing outfits on display, including ostrich feather bikinis which predate the modern bikini by over a decade. Jun 24, 2017 fashions of 1934 is a 1934 american precode musical comedy film directed by william dieterle with musical numbers created and directed by busby berkeley. They decide to try and change her image by giving her the glamour treatment and costarring her opposite debonair william powell in a busby berkeley musical about the fashion industry called, appropriately enough, fashions of 1934 1934. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Powell plays his usual dapper, fast talking con man, while davis was in the middle of an identity crisis. Bette davis at her blondest as a fashion artist professionally and romantically involved with suave, shady promoter william powell. Top ten fashion moments of precode 1930s hollywood. The screenplay by lester cohen is based on the 1915 novel of human bondage by w. Fashions of 1934 1934 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing fashions of 1934 near you. Fashions of 1934 would be the last time bette davis was an afterthought and the last time warner brothers tried to make her a glamour girl. Fashions of 1934 is a fun movie, even if its a bit too light and. This film will start a love affair for life with the clothes here. Fashions of 1934 1934 directed by william dieterle. Most popular songs and artists of 1934 pop culture news. Fashions of 1934 1934 0214 1934 us comedy, drama, music 1h 18m user score. Jan 16, 2017 in independent study in world cinema, a selfeducated film nerd attempts to fill in some fairly serious gaps in his selfeducation. As you know, i am in the long, boring, tedious, and also boring process of moving the photos on my old blog archives to a new server. His assistant lynn poses as an american interested in a dress and snap conceals a camera in his cane.
Ben selvin i only have eyes for you composed by harry warren with lyrics by al dubin, the song written in 1934 for the film dames where it was sung dick powell and ruby keeler. Fashions of 1934 is an amusing light comedy starring william powell and bette davis. Look at me in this picture all done up like a thirdrate imitation of the mgm glamour queens. Toronto film society presented fashions of 1934 1934 on sunday. William powell and bette davis are mere side lines in this film. The film stars william powell, bette davis, hugh herbert and frank mchugh, and has songs by sammy fain and irving kahal. Its memorable as the only screen teaming of william powell and bette davis. Davis looks much more sophisticated than she did in the man who played god. Comedy, con men, orrykelly gowns, busby berkeley production numbers and in their only screen pairing, two of cinemas greatest stars. Film and fashionthe couturier and designer of surreal hats, elsa schiaparelli once declared, the film fashions of today are your fashions of tomorrow prichard 1981, p.
Teresa wright, jean harlow, barbara stanwyck, and theresa harris signaling the start of hollywoods socalled golden age, depressionera cinema set the foundation for trends in film, culture, and fashion throughout the first half of the twentieth century. By tony thomas 1984, the complete films of william powell by. Theatrical trailer for the forgotten 1934 film fashions of 1934. The clear, strong characterization of 1920s female stars had movie going women wondering who do i want to be.
Fashion and film the 1920s and 1930s february 1, 2017. Fashions of 1934 is a fun movie, even if its a bit too light and scatterbrained to fit in comfortably with the other warner brothers musicals of the time. This film only has one musical number, but has the fashion show required by its. Buy or rent fashions of 1934 movie now family video. He used innovative camera techniques to show performers moving in precise geometric formations in films such as 42nd street, gold diggers of 1933, and footlight parade. The story whisks audiences off to paris with a fashion sharpie powell and a designer davis who hope to bootleg the hottest haute couture and flood new york with knockoffs. Fashions of 1934 is a 1934 american precode musical comedy film directed by william dieterle with musical numbers created and directed by busby berkeley.
Fashions of 1934 1934 1h 18min comedy, drama, musical 14 february 1934 usa sherwood nash is a swindler who bootlegs paris fashions for sale at cutrate prices. She was certainly a good actress, they knew that, but she was by her own admission, no sex symbol. Orrykellys designer frocks take centre stage in this early 1930s warner bros musical drama that unfurls from within the inner workings of the pirated fashion industry. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. In independent study in world cinema, a selfeducated film nerd attempts to fill in some fairly serious gaps in his selfeducation. This means that dozens of posts in the archives are pictureless, which is slightly hilarious in the case of photo galleries like the gallery i posted for fashions of 1934 last year. William powell stars as wheelin and dealin sherwood nash, who intercepts shipments of the latest fashions from paris to have them photographed and eventually copied. Fashions of 1934 1934 full movie download full hd youtube. Buy or rent fashions of 1934 movie now family video javascript seems to be disabled in your browser. Fashions of 1934, starring bette davis and william powell is a good film. The comedy was especially notable for the lively production numbers staged by busby berkeley.
Fashion in film is an exhibition, research and education project based at central saint martins college of art and design. How costume design and historical accuracy are vital elements of the filmmaking. Fashions of 1934 full full movie, fashions of 1934 full full movie streaming fashions of 1934 full movie engsub watch fashions of 1934 full english full movie online fashions of 1934 full film. Since its foundation in 2005, the fashion in film festival fff has become a leading showcase for the common ground shared by fashion and film.