The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
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- 1h 43min
- Drama, History
- 28 Aug 1936 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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Cast verified as complete
| Joan Crawford | ... |
Peggy Eaton
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| Robert Taylor | ... |
'Bow' Timberlake
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| Lionel Barrymore | ... |
Andrew Jackson
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| 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 | ... |
Daniel Webster
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| Gene Lockhart | ... |
Major 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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| Willard Robertson | ... |
Secretary Ingham
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| Charles Trowbridge | ... |
Martin Van Buren
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| Rubye De Remer | ... |
Mrs. Bellamy
(as Ruby de Remer)
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| Betty Blythe | ... |
Mrs. Wainwright
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| Zeffie Tilbury | ... |
Mrs. Daniel Beall
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Edith Atwater | ... |
Lady Vaughn (uncredited)
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| Wade Boteler | ... |
Agitator (uncredited)
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| Harry C. Bradley | ... |
President's Secretary (uncredited)
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| Bess Flowers | ... |
Guest at Ball (uncredited)
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| Phoebe Foster | ... |
Emily Donaldson (uncredited)
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Lee Harvey | ... |
Agitator (uncredited)
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Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian | ... |
Agitator (uncredited)
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| Leyland Hodgson | ... |
Guest at Ball (uncredited)
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| Allen 'Farina' Hoskins | ... |
Pageboy at Ball (uncredited)
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| Elsa Janssen | ... |
Dutch Minister's Wife (uncredited)
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| Edward LeSaint | ... |
Maurice Andrew (uncredited)
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| Sam McDaniel | ... |
Eaton's Butler (uncredited)
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| Greta Meyer | ... |
Frau Oxenrider (uncredited)
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| Edmund Mortimer | ... |
Guest at Ball (uncredited)
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| William Orlamond | ... |
Herr Joab Oxenrider (uncredited)
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Franklin Parker | ... |
Mob Leader (uncredited)
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Lee Phelps | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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| George Reed | ... |
Braxton (uncredited)
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| Frank Reicher | ... |
Commander of U.S.S. Constitution (uncredited)
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| Larry Steers | ... |
Cabinet Member (uncredited)
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| Carl Stockdale | ... |
Jackson's Aide (uncredited)
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| Fred 'Snowflake' Toones | ... |
Horatius (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Clarence Brown | ||
Written by
| Ainsworth Morgan | ... | (screen play) and |
| Stephen Morehouse Avery | ... | (screen play) |
| Samuel Hopkins Adams | ... | (from the book by) |
Produced by
| Joseph L. Mankiewicz | ... | producer |
Music by
| Herbert Stothart | ... | (musical score) |
Cinematography by
| George J. Folsey | ... | (photographed by) (as George Folsey) |
Editing by
| Blanche Sewell | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
| Cedric Gibbons | ||
Set Decoration by
| Henry Grace | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
| Adrian | ... | (gowns) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Charles Dorian | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| William A. Horning | ... | associate art director |
| Edwin B. Willis | ... | associate art director |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Edward Cronenweth | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Wayne Allen | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Paul Marquardt | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Leonid Raab | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Edward Ward | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Val Raset | ... | dance stager |
| Frank V. Phillips | ... | Assistant Camerman, Focus Puller (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1936) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1936) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Film AB Le Mat-Metro-Goldwyn (1937) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1937) (Norway) (theatrical)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Archive Collection (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 whom 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 hayseed, unfit to live in the White House. On her deathbed, Rachel asked Peggy to take care of Jackson. Peggy, as unofficial first lady, gets as rough a ride as Rachel did, because of her own marital status and the undue influence she may assert over Jackson. Because of her relationship with Jackson, Peggy has to decide which of the conflicting issues of her political convictions, being with the man she truly loves or respectability is of greatest priority in her life. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | She swayed a nation..ruled the hearts of men...and spent her life trying to win the one she really loved! (Print Ad- Utica Observer-Dispatch, ((Utica NY)) 7 March 1937) See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,119,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $2,019,000 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | MGM originally planned to have Jean Harlow star in this film. See more » |
| Goofs | They are singing "Wait for the Wagon" on the hayride, but it wasn't written until 1850. "America" and "Listen to the Mockingbird" were not written at this time either. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson (1987). See more » |
| Soundtracks | America, My Country Tis of Thee See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Prologue: "This story of Peggy Eaton and her times is not presented as a precise account of either--rather, as fiction founded upon historical fact. Except for historically prominent personages, the characters are fictional. The city of Washington in 1823--heart of a country not yet a century old, not yet beyond an occasional growing pain." See more » |
| Quotes |
Daniel Webster:
Well Miss Peggy, have you shaped any new political doctrines today? Peggy Eaton: Ah Mr. Webster, I'm just an impressionable young woman. See more » |