Gloria Vane (Claire Windsor), a shrewish, vain young debutante turned fashion model drags her dying lover, Victor Redding (Reed Howes), ten miles to the nearest settlement in the Canadian wilderness, saves his life and is transformed. How they got from New York City to the Canadian wilds is another story.
Fashion Madness is basically a movie for people who want to see a 1920s 'it girl' suffer a little bit for her character arc. If you’re into silent-era survivalist melodrama or just want to see how much a 1928 film can get away with in terms of logic leaps, it’s a weirdly fun watch. If you want a gritty, realistic survi...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Louis J. Gasnier
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"Fashion Madness is basically a movie for people who want to see a 1920s 'it girl' suffer a little bit for her character arc. If you’re into silent-era survivalist melodrama or just want to see how much a 1928 film can get away with in terms of logic leaps, it’s a weirdly fun watch. If you want a gritty, realistic survival story, you’ll probably be rolling your eyes by the time they hit the woods. Claire Windsor plays Gloria Vane, and for the first act, she is genuinely unpleasant. Not in a 'mis..."
Claire Windsor
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