Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

Unlimitedia Sick Product of a Sick System

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

JohnHowardReid This is the usual corny Monogram serve-up, revolving around murdered models and missing brooches, with Dewey Robinson (not Dewey Robinson, junior, but his heavy, tough-looking, if somewhat obese dad) in the unlikely roles of a comic detective on-screen, and the actual script- writer (in collaboration with Victor Hammond) off-screen! Tim Ryan's Inspector O'Hara delivers the resultant corny jokes on screen, whilst it must be admitted that Marjorie Weaver makes an appealing heroine. Lorna Gray/Adrian Booth is in there kicking too, as are Sally Yarnell and Nell Craig (both in rare credited roles). As per usual, however, William Beaudine's direction is totally bland and undistinguished, although I must admit that the pace is reasonably fast and the budget not nearly as skimpy as the average Monogram time-waster.

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.

atlasmb Fashion Model feels like an adaptation of a play--a very poorly written farce. Released in 1945, this B&W film has almost no plot. It is merely a series of gags, most of which fall flat.It is as sophisticated as a Bugs Bunny cartoon, but was probably meant to be a madcap romp. At various times, it reminded me of an episode of the Superman TV show. Jimmy and Peggy reminded me of Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane with their "Aw Shucks" and "Jeepers" approach to acting.The movie might have worked if they had Groucho Marx out front, or Laurel & Hardy. Then the core of the movie might have been funny or clever.Unconvincing acting and horrible dialogue plague this film. The police are depicted as stupid--so stupid that, again, it feels cartoonish. Time spent watching this film could be better spent.