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The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
Director: Clarence Brown
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From Time Out Film Guide
A lavishly appointed nineteenth century costumer in which Joan Crawford, as glamorous as she ever was, inveigles her way into a position of high influence in the White House of childhood friend Andrew Jackson (Barrymore, who steals the picture) - so much so that the President sacks his entire cabinet when rumours start to circulate. Crawford's role was based on the real Peggy Eaton, but it was Beulah Bondi, playing Jackson's bona fide wife, who came out of the film with an Oscar nomination.Author: TJ
Cast & crew
Director: Clarence Brown
Producer: Joseph L Mankiewicz
Cast: Joan Crawford, Lionel Barrymore, Robert Taylor, Melvyn Douglas, Franchot Tone, James Stewart, Beulah Bondi full cast
Genre(s): Period/Swashbucklers
Duration: 102 mins
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