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The Plot. Sherwood Nash is a swindler who bootlegs Paris fashions for sale at cut-rate prices.

His assistant Lynn poses as An American interested in a dress and Snap conceals a camera in his cane.

When they try to steal the latest Baroque designs hidden cameras capture them.

Threat and counter threat lead to the suggestion of putting on a legitimate show.

I am completely confounded by the 7 plus rating. There is the thinnest of plots. The only thing worth waiting for (or fast forwarding to) is the Busby Berkeley number about half way thru. It features a ton of half naked babes that are hot even by today's standards.

Any red blooded 12 year old male will be wanking to these babes left and right. Other than that, it's a ho hum movie. And think think Bette Davis is gonna save the movie. She's barely in it and rather out of place.

I really wanted to love this movie. After all, it starred William Powell and Bette Davis--two of my all-time favorite actors. Yet despite this, it was a pretty miserable little film.

First, it was really tough to care about William Powell and company. While in the past they have "skirted the edges" of the legal system in some films, here they were simply thieves. This isn't exactly endearing!

Second, there wasn't a whole lot of movie. It was only about 75 minutes long and much of this was spent watching some Busby Berkely numbers. As a result, acting and plot development could have definitely stood some work. Plus, I doubt that people that like Berkely's style films and people that like light comedy are one in the same--many people wanting more comedy would hate the over-the-top dance numbers and the few people who actually think Berkely's numbers were worth watching may not like comedy.

Third, the basic plot involving high fashion is just dull. Who cares about a lot of rich fools who like to walk around with ostrich feathers sticking out of their dresses?! The overall package just isn't very entertaining. In fact, it's downright dull. Do yourself a favor and find pretty much ANY other Powell or Davis movie!

When a ragtag group of Fashion Copycats got caught, they decided to play devil's advocate and help the struggling fashion houses by making top of the line French Fashion for cheap for them rather than against them.

A lesser film all around. It was fun and all BUT the idea and ultimate gist of the film is forgettable. The hijinks just lacks the stakes. The writing in general is just expected, trite and flatlines on its own.

Acting-wise, Everyone in the film is just phoning it in. Bette Davis in one of her earlier roles, is highly forgettable and lacks the grit that she came to be famous for. She apparently hated this role so much, which permeates in some scenes especially the end. Powell feels like his doing a revamp of his Thin Man character as a con-man with lesser material.

Overall, forgettable and not recommended.