The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)President Andrew Jackson's friendship with an innkeeper's daughter spells trouble for them both. Director:Clarence Brown |
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The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)President Andrew Jackson's friendship with an innkeeper's daughter spells trouble for them both. Director:Clarence Brown |
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| Joan Crawford | ... |
Peggy Eaton
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| Robert Taylor | ... |
'Bow' Timberlake
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| Lionel Barrymore | ... | ||
| Franchot Tone | ... |
John Eaton
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| Melvyn Douglas | ... |
John Randolph
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| James Stewart | ... |
'Rowdy' Dow
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Alison Skipworth | ... |
Mrs. Beall
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| Beulah Bondi | ... |
Rachel Jackson
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| Louis Calhern | ... |
Sunderland
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Melville Cooper | ... |
Cuthbert
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| Sidney Toler | ... | ||
| Gene Lockhart | ... |
Maj. William O'Neal
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Clara Blandick | ... |
Louisa Abbott
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Frank Conroy | ... |
John C. Calhoun
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Nydia Westman | ... |
Maybelle
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It's the early nineteenth century Washington. Young adult Margaret O'Neal - Peggy to most that know her - is the daughter of Major William O'Neal, who is the innkeeper of the establishment where most out-of-town politicians and military men stay when they're in Washington. Peggy is pretty and politically aware. She is courted by several of those politicians and military men who all want to marry her, except for the one with who she is truly in love. Because of her personal situation at the time, she, in 1828, becomes the unofficial first lady to help her old friend - "old" both in terms of age and length of time - Andrew Jackson, who has just been elected President of the United States. Jackson and Peggy have the same political outlook, where the union of the states is paramount, especially when many states see their rights as being more important than the union. Jackson had a rough ride during the election in large part because his wife, Rachel Jackson, was seen as a pipe smoking ... Written by Huggo
Fanciful, but silly biography of Peggy Eaton (Crawford), a controversial figure during the Andrew Jackson administration in the late 1820s, and her relationships with influential men of that era. Semi-fiction story is "gorgeous" to look at thanks to elegant period settings and costumes, not so much the performances or script.