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This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them. It starts with a vignette in rural America. A mother and daughter go to town to buy a new dress. In the dress shop window is a designer dress worn by Joan Crawford in a recent movie. We then go to Hollywood and visit Adrian, MGM's chief of costume design, and see how multiple copies of a single clothing pattern are produced. The film ends with short segments of several MGM features.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Ann MorrissAnn MorrissMary
  • Photo of Naomi ChildersNaomi ChildersMary's Mother
  • Photo of George LesseyGeorge LesseyMary's Father
  • Photo of May McAvoyMay McAvoySaleslady
  • Photo of AdrianAdrianSelf
  • Photo of Lew AyresLew AyresSelf
  • Photo of Lionel BarrymoreLionel BarrymoreSelf
  • Photo of Wallace BeeryWallace BeerySelf
  • Photo of Bruce CabotBruce CabotSelf
  • Photo of Claudette ColbertClaudette ColbertSelf

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