1935 film by Reginald Barker
Women Must Dress is a 1935 American romantic comedy film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Minna Gombell and Gavin Gordon. It was produced and co-written by the former silent film actress Dorothy Davenport, who had been working as a producer since the death of her husband Wallace Reid in 1923. The film was a rare leading role for Gombell, and marked the film debut of Jon Hall, albeit under his birth name Charles Locher.[1]
Plot
Linda Howard discovers that her husband is having an affair and takes their young adult daughter Janet away to start a new life. Linda becomes a successful fashion designer but begins to re-examine her own life choices when Janet forsakes her successful-but-bland doctor boyfriend for a faster, more loose set of companions.
Production
Production likely began in October, 1934. The cast list included, according to The Hollywood Filmograph, "winners of the Monogram Agfa Amsco contest."[2] Filming took ten days on a budget of around $75,000.[3]
Copyright
Copyright has lapsed since the original theatrical run of Women Must Dress, and the film is now in public domain.
References
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (April 9, 2022). "The Campy, Yet Surprisingly Interesting Cinema of Jon Hall". Filmiink.
- ^ Forde, Arthur. "Seen and Heard: Mrs. Dorothy Reid Supervises." The Hollywood Filmograph. 4 August 1934. page 2. Accessed 11 February 2021.
- ^ Hills, Beverly. "Fun, Footwork, Finery." .Liberty: A Weekly for Everybody. 5 January 1935. page 43. Accessed 11 February 2021.
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