Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

gordonl56 FASHION MODEL – 1944Another low rent crime comedy from bottom feeder studio, MONOGRAM. This one is about a stock boy, Robert Lowery, who gets himself mixed up in a trio of murders at his job. Helping him prove his innocence, is his main squeeze, Marjorie Weaver who is a model at the Fashion Salon.The story, or what there is of it, is about a diamond brooch worth 25 grand. What the viewer gets is just a string of sight gags and one liners. In the mix are Tim Ryan and Dewey Robinson as a pair of less than brilliant Police detectives. Also joining in are Lorna Gray, Sally Yarnell and Edward Keene as the murder victims.While not a barn burner by any means, there is the odd chuckle supplied by Lowery and Weaver has they try to stay one step ahead of the police. Particularly good is a bit were they pretend to be clothes dummies in the salon display window. Miss Weaver seems to have a flair for comedy and is quite good at rapid fire dialogue.With more attention to detail, a better script and a better director, this could have been decent low budget comedy. Director William "one shot" Beaudine shows how he earned that name here. There is a scene when a running Miss Weaver slips on a floor and crashes into a wall, she just picks herself up and continues. Beaudine was known for seldom ever doing retakes.

blanche-2 Marjorie Weaver and Robert Lowery star in "Fashion Model," a 1945 comedy of the sledgehammer variety. When models at Madam Celeste's Fashion House start showing up dead, a stock boy, Jimmy (Lowery) is a chief suspect. His girlfriend, who is also a model, Peggy (Weaver) wants to help clear him. The two work together to find the killer.Actually, this isn't a bad comedy. It has some really funny bits, but they're done too over the top. In the hands of someone like Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea, for instance, and directed by Leo McCary, this might have been a classic. It comes off as silly and overdone. Weaver is a great example of this. Her character is supposed to be quirky, so rather than Peggy BEING quirky, she instead puts it on. It's not such a subtle difference when you watch it.The best part is the two trying to escape the fashion house wearing bridal attire and getting caught in the window with the drunk, nearsighted window dresser.Could have been better, but then, these films were made over a few days.

dougdoepke Madcap mystery with emphasis on the humorous set-ups. I like the amusing back-biting among the models and haughty Mrs. Van Allen at the beginning. I guess the girls are supposed to smile through thick and thin, but fortunately they don't. There's also a whodunit, well, sort of. At least the dead bodies pile up, as somebody's after an expensive brooch in a high-class fashion shop.But the real emphasis is on Lowery and Weaver's impersonation of department store mannikins. These skits are creative and amusing. Lowery and Weaver make an attractive and lively two-some, while professional drunk Jack Norton gets to ponder the mysteries of plastic people that walk and talk.On the whole, it's a better than average Monogram production. The mystery-comedy combo was very popular at the time. Surprisingly, this low-budget version manages some clever highlights of its own. My only gripe is similar to others-- dumb cop Robinson is not that funny. Besides another source of humor is about as necessary as gravy on soup. Director Beaudine may be no artist, but he manages this little jape with skill and efficiency.

gnrz Not a bad way to spend an hour but, don't expect any great acting or a well written plot. As was the norm with Monogram, the film is overloaded with so called "comedy relief". Also, if I was a policeman I would be terribly insulted by the portrayal of cops as unbelievably stupid dolts. Gunner