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The Gorgeous Hussy

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The Gorgeous Hussy
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1hr 42min
Genres:
Drama,Romance
Release:
1936
Director:
Clarence Brown
Starring:
Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore  ...more
Synopsis: The Gorgeous Hussy purports to be based on the life of Margaret "Peggy" O'Neill, the controversial wife of early 19th-century politician John Eaton, who served as cabinet minister during the Andrew Jackson presidency. Snubbed by the Washington elite because of her questionable background as a tavernkeeper's daughter, "Pothouse Peg" is championed by her longtime friend Jackson, who chooses to ignore the gossip-mongers and the scandal-provokers of the era. He even stands by Peggy's side when one of ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
There's an interesting movie to be made from the life and times of Peggy O'Neal Timberlake Eaton -- but it's not to be found in The Gorgeous Hussy, a bowdlerized and fuzzy biopic of this controversial figure. Historically, the film is a lot of mush (which it admits with a strange note to that effect upfront), fictionalizing a romance between the title character and John Randolph that ends in death ... Full Review
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Joan Crawford
Peggy O'Neal Eaton
Robert Taylor
Bow Timberlake
Lionel Barrymore
Andrew Jackson
Franchot Tone
John Eaton
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