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The Gorgeous Hussy 1936 Directed by Clarence Brown

She swayed a nation..ruled the hearts of men...and spent her life trying to win the one she really loved!

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , History
Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Budget $1,119,000
Revenue $2,019,000
Release Date 28 August 1936
103 mins
Cast
Joan Crawford Margaret "Peggy" O'Neal
Robert Taylor 'Bow' Timberlake
Lionel Barrymore Andrew Jackson
Franchot Tone John H. Eaton
Melvyn Douglas John Randolph
James Stewart Roderick "Rowdy" Dow
Beulah Bondi Rachel Jackson
Alison Skipworth Mrs. Beall
Louis Calhern Leroy Sunderland
Sidney Toler Daniel Webster
Gene Lockhart Maj. William O'Neal
Clara Blandick Louisa Abbott
Frank Conroy John C. Calhoun
Nydia Westman Maybelle
Willard Robertson Secretary Ingham
Charles Trowbridge Martin Van Buren
Rubye De Remer Mrs. Bellamy
Betty Blythe Mrs. Wainwright
Zeffie Tilbury Mrs. Daniel Beall
Harry C. Bradley President's Secretary (uncredited)
Allen 'Farina' Hoskins Pageboy at Ball (uncredited)
William Orlamond Herr Joab Oxenrider (uncredited)
Frank Reicher Commander of U.S.S. Constitution (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones Horatius (uncredited)
Bess Flowers Guest at the ball