Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938

Vogues of 1938
Vogues of 1938
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Irving Cummings; Charles Kerr (assistant)
Written by	Bella Spewack; Sam Spewack
Produced by	Walter Wanger
Starring	Warner Baxter; Joan Bennett
Cinematography	Ray Rennahan
Edited by	Otho Lovering; Dorothy Spencer
Music by	Victor Young (uncredited)
Production; company	Walter Wanger Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	August 12, 1937 (Radio City Music Hall);
Running time	109 minutres
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,048,435
Box office	$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

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 a loss of $256,207.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Matthew Bernstein, Walter Wagner: Hollywood Independent, Minnesota Press, 2000 p438
^ "NY Times: Vogues of 1938". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
^ "The 10th Academy Awards (1938) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
^ "Virginia Verrill, Unseen Voice Of Hollywood's Singing Stars, 82", New York Times, Jan 25, 1999

External links

Vogues of 1938 at the TCM Movie Database
Vogues of 1938 at IMDb

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[wagner-1] Matthew Bernstein, Walter Wagner: Hollywood Independent, Minnesota Press, 2000 p438

[NY_Times-2] "NY Times: Vogues of 1938". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2008-12-10.

[Oscars1938-3] "The 10th Academy Awards (1938) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved May 22, 2019.

[4] "Virginia Verrill, Unseen Voice Of Hollywood's Singing Stars, 82", New York Times, Jan 25, 1999

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