Dressed to Thrill

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Dressed to Thrill
Directed by Harry Lachman
Screenplay by Samson Raphaelson
Alfred Savoir (play)
Produced by Robert Kane
Starring Tutta Rolf
Clive Brook
Robert Barrat
Nydia Westman
Dina Smirnova
Cinematography Rudolph Maté
Music byPeter Brunelli
Louis De Francesco
Production
company
Distributed by 20th Century-Fox
Release date
  • August 16, 1935 (1935-08-16)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dressed to Thrill is a 1935 American musical film directed by Harry Lachman and written by Samson Raphaelson. The film stars Tutta Rolf, Clive Brook, Robert Barrat, Nydia Westman and Dina Smirnova. The film was released on August 16, 1935, by Fox Film Corporation. [1] [2] [3]

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It was a remake of the 1932 French film The Dressmaker of Luneville which had also been directed by Lachman.

Plot

Cast

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References

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