Fashion Model is a 1945 American comedy mystery film directed by William Beaudine and starring Robert Lowery, Marjorie Weaver and Tim Ryan. The screenplay was written by Victor Hammond and Ryan.[1]
The film is considered the third in a series of Beaudine's films featuring a female detective following Detective Kitty O'Day (1944) and Adventures of Kitty O'Day (1944).[2][3]
The film premiered on March 2, 1945.[4]
Plot
When a prominent fashion model is murdered, a stockboy accused of the crime must clear his name, working with another model.
Cast
- Robert Lowery as Jimmy O'Brien
- Marjorie Weaver as Peggy Rooney
- Tim Ryan as O'Hara
- Lorna Gray as Yvonne Brewster
- Dorothy Christy as Madame Celeste
- Dewey Robinson as Grogan
- Sally Yarnell as Marie Lewis
- Jack Norton as Herbert
- Harry Depp as Harvey Van Allen
- Nell Craig as Jessica Van Allen
- Edward Keane as Jacques Duval
- John Valentine as Davis
Reception
A contemporary review in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle concluded: "Fast-moving and well acted, the film provides pleasant diversion for one hour and one minute."[5]
References
- ^ Calderin, Jay (1 December 2009). Form, Fit, Fashion. Rockport Publishers. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-61673-675-0.
- ^ Gates, Philippa (2011). Detecting Women: Gender and the Hollywood Detective Film. SUNY Press. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-4384-3406-3.
- ^ Langman, Larry; Finn, Daniel (1995). A guide to American crime films of the forties and fifties. Greenwood Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-313-29265-1.
- ^ Rainey, Buck (1990). Those fabulous serial heroines: their lives and films. Scarecrow Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-8108-1911-5.
- ^ Corby, Jane (1945-03-31). "'Fashion Model' Strand Mystery". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 14.
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