Fashion Model (film)

Fashion Model is a 1945 American comedy mystery film directed by William Beaudine and starring Robert Lowery, Marjorie Weaver and Tim Ryan. The screenplay was written by Victor Hammond and Ryan.^[1]

Fashion Model
Directed by	William Beaudine
Written by	Victor Hammond and Tim Ryan
Starring	Robert Lowery Marjorie Weaver Tim Ryan
Cinematography	Harry Neumann
Edited by	William Austin Dan Milner
Music by	Edward J. Kay
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	March 2, 1945 (1945-03-02)
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The film is considered the third in a series of Beaudine's films featuring a female detective following Detective Kitty O'Day (1944) and Adventures of Kitty O'Day (1944).^[2][3]

The film premiered on March 2, 1945.^[4]

Plot

When a prominent fashion model is murdered, a stockboy accused of the crime must clear his name, working with another model.

Cast

• Robert Lowery as Jimmy O'Brien
• Marjorie Weaver as Peggy Rooney
• Tim Ryan as O'Hara
• Lorna Gray as Yvonne Brewster
• Dorothy Christy as Madame Celeste
• Dewey Robinson as Grogan
• Sally Yarnell as Marie Lewis
• Jack Norton as Herbert
• Harry Depp as Harvey Van Allen
• Nell Craig as Jessica Van Allen
• Edward Keane as Jacques Duval
• John Valentine as Davis

Reception

A contemporary review in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle concluded: "Fast-moving and well acted, the film provides pleasant diversion for one hour and one minute."^[5]