Fashion Model (film)

Fashion Model
Fashion Model
Directed by	William Beaudine
Written by	Victor Hammond and Tim Ryan
Starring	Robert Lowery; Marjorie Weaver; Tim Ryan
Cinematography	Harry Neumann
Edited by	William Austin; Dan Milner
Music by	Edward J. Kay
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	March 2, 1945;
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.

External links

Fashion Model at IMDb

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[Calderin2009-1] Calderin, Jay (1 December 2009). Form, Fit, Fashion. Rockport Publishers. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-61673-675-0.

[Gates2011-2] Gates, Philippa (2011). Detecting Women: Gender and the Hollywood Detective Film. SUNY Press. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-4384-3406-3.

[LangmanFinn1995-3] 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.

[Rainey1990-4] Rainey, Buck (1990). Those fabulous serial heroines: their lives and films. Scarecrow Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-8108-1911-5.

[5] Corby, Jane (1945-03-31). "'Fashion Model' Strand Mystery". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 14.

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