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Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 (1937)

Name: Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Released: 1937-08-18
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Warner Baxter, Joan Bennett, Helen Vinson, Mischa Auer, Alan Mowbray

Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 (1937), directed by Irving Cummings, starring Warner Baxter and Joan Bennett.

08/18/1937 BR Comedy, Music and Romance 1h 49m

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Synopsis

An early Technicolor musical that concentrates on the fashions of the late 1930s, this film was reissued under the title All This and Glamour Too. The top models of the era, including several who are advertising household products, are in the cast. The plot centers around a chic boutique, whose owner, George Curson (Warner Baxter), tries hard to please his customers while keeping peace with his unhappy wife. A wealthy young woman, Wendy Van Klettering (Joan Bennett), decides to take a job as a model at the fashion house, just to amuse herself, but her presence annoys Curson, who must put together the best possible show to compete with rival fashion houses at the Seven Arts Ball. The film includes several hit songs, including the Oscar-nominated "That Old Feeling" by Sammy Fain and Lew Brown.

Irving CummingsDirector
Bella SpewackWriter
Sam SpewackWriter

About the film

Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 (also known by its shortened form, Vogues of 1938) is a 1937 musical comedy film produced by Walter Wanger and distributed by United Artists. It was directed by Irving Cummings, written by Bella and Sam Spewack, and starred Warner Baxter and Joan Bennett. It was filmed in New York City in Technicolor.

It was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction (Alexander Toluboff), and Best Original Song (Sammy Fain (music) and Lew Brown (lyrics)) for the song That Old Feeling sung by Virginia Verrill.

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Plot

A successful fashion designer's life, beset at home by his shrewish wife and at work by his competitors, becomes even more complicated when one of his customers, a bride-to-be, jilts her wealthy husband and comes to him looking for a job—and possibly romance.

Cast

Warner Baxter as George Curson

Joan Bennett as Wendy Van Klettering

Helen Vinson as Mary Curson

Mischa Auer as Prince Muratov

Alan Mowbray as Henry Morgan

Jerome Cowan as Mr. W. Brockton

Alma Kruger as Sophie Miller

Gonzalo Meroño as Richard Steward

Also, a young Penny Singleton, then known as Dorothy McNulty. Singleton went on to star in the series of "Blondie" movies and the voice of Jane in the "Jetsons" cartoons.

Reception

The film reported an ultimate loss of $256,207.

References

External links

Vogues of 1938 at the TCM Movie Database (archived)

Vogues of 1938 at IMDb

Text from Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Wanger's_Vogues_of_1938

Trivia

It premiered on August 18, 1937, a Wednesday.
It runs 1h49 — a typical feature length.
It won 0 award(s) and received 1 nomination(s) on record at Wikidata — Academy Award for Best Production Design among them.
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosWalter Wanger Productions
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Nominations

Academy Award for Best Production Design 1938

Filming locations

New York City

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New York City

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Crew

Irving Cummings Director
Bella Spewack Writer
Sam Spewack Writer

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What is Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 about?

Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938: An early Technicolor musical that concentrates on the fashions of the late 1930s, this film was reissued under the title All This and Glamour Too. The top models of the era, including several who are advertising household products, are in the cast. The plot centers around a chic boutique, whose owner, George Curson (W…

Who directed Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938?

Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 was directed by Irving Cummings in 1937.

Who stars in Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938?

The cast of Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 includes Warner Baxter, Joan Bennett, Helen Vinson, Mischa Auer and Alan Mowbray.

How long is Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938?

Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 runs for 109 minutes, or 1h49.