Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 explained

Vogues of 1938
Director:Irving Cummings
Charles Kerr (assistant)
Starring:Warner Baxter
Joan Bennett
Music:Victor Young (uncredited)
Cinematography:Ray Rennahan
Runtime:109 minutres
Studio:Walter Wanger Productions
Distributor:United Artists
Country:United States
Language:English
Budget:$1,048,435[1]
Gross:$1,089,956

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[2] [3] sung by Virginia Verrill.[4]

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

Reception

The film reported a loss of $256,207.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Matthew Bernstein, Walter Wagner: Hollywood Independent, Minnesota Press, 2000 p438
  2. Web site: NY Times: Vogues of 1938 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121017124151/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/52961/Vogues-of-1938/details . dead . 2012-10-17 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2012 . 2008-12-10.
  3. Web site: The 10th Academy Awards (1938) Nominees and Winners . May 22, 2019. oscars.org.
  4. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/25/arts/virginia-verrill-unseen-voice-of-hollywood-s-singing-stars-82.html "Virginia Verrill, Unseen Voice Of Hollywood's Singing Stars, 82"