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.
Directed by William Dieterle
musical
con artist
fashion
pre-code
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.2 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
William Powell
Sherwood Nash
Bette Davis
Lynn Mason
Frank McHugh
Snap
Hugh Herbert
Joe Ward
Verree Teasdale
Mabel McGuire aka Grand Duchess Alix
Reginald Owen
Oscar Baroque
Henry O'Neill
Duryea
Phillip Reed
Jimmy
Dorothy Burgess
Glenda
Nella Walker
Mrs. Van Tyle
Etienne Girardot
Glass
Gordon Westcott
Harry Brent
Crew
William Dieterle
Director
Heinz Roemheld
Original Music Composer
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Gene Markey
Adaptation
Busby Berkeley
Music Director
Busby Berkeley
Songs
Busby Berkeley
Music
Stanley Logan
Dialogue Coach
Popular Reviews
3 reviews
pidmohylna
4.0★ · 05/03/26
2026 met gala pre game 6/...
for a film featuring william powell and bette david, fashions hugely underdelivers. sometimes actors being charming is enough to make a bad film good but in this instance it was a failed focal point
2026 met gala pre game 6/...
for a film featuring william powell and bette david, fashions hugely underdelivers. sometimes actors being charming is enough to make a bad film good but in this instance it was a failed focal point
