could be better
Crooked Sherwood Nash (William Powell) is going broke. Snap (Frank McHugh) is his underling. He encounters struggling fashion designer Lynn Mason (Bette Davis) and comes up with an idea. He intends to steal from other designers and produce cheap knockoffs. When he gets caught, it's just an opportunity for a bigger scam. The trio heads over to Paris and discovers that copying is standard operating procedure.
William Powell is having plenty of slick con-man fun. Bette Davis isn't doing that much. She should have been the secretary and Sherwood could get the idea from reading one of her fashion magazines. That's a better way to form the trio. They would have a longer history and hopefully more chemistry. As it stands, the introduction is awkwardly unconvincing and their chemistry is constantly trying to catch up. There are some contemporary fashion and a light takedown of the fashion industry. This is fine, but it could have been better.
William Powell is having plenty of slick con-man fun. Bette Davis isn't doing that much. She should have been the secretary and Sherwood could get the idea from reading one of her fashion magazines. That's a better way to form the trio. They would have a longer history and hopefully more chemistry. As it stands, the introduction is awkwardly unconvincing and their chemistry is constantly trying to catch up. There are some contemporary fashion and a light takedown of the fashion industry. This is fine, but it could have been better.
- SnoopyStyle
- 2 apr 2023