Movie: The Gorgeous Hussy

Top 10 Billed Cast

Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford

Margaret "Peggy" O'Neal

Robert Taylor
Robert Taylor

'Bow' Timberlake

Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore

Andrew Jackson

Franchot Tone
Franchot Tone

John H. Eaton

Melvyn Douglas
Melvyn Douglas

John Randolph

James Stewart
James Stewart

Roderick "Rowdy" Dow

Beulah Bondi
Beulah Bondi

Rachel Jackson

Alison Skipworth
Alison Skipworth

Mrs. Beall

Louis Calhern
Louis Calhern

Leroy Sunderland

Melville Cooper
Melville Cooper

Cuthbert

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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.

  • Release Date

    1936-08-28

  • Average

    5.3

  • Rating:

    2.6 starts
  • Tagline

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

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    English
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