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The Gorgeous Hussy is a 1936 American period film directed by Clarence Brown, and starring Joan Crawford and Robert Taylor. The screenplay was written by Stephen Morehouse Avery and Ainsworth Morgan, which was based on a 1934 novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams. The supporting cast includes Lionel Barrymore and James Stewart.
The Gorgeous Hussy: Directed by Clarence Brown. With Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Franchot Tone. President Andrew Jackson's friendship with an innkeeper's daughter spells trouble for them both.
The Gorgeous Hussy was based on a popular historical novel about Peggy O'Neal Eaton, a sassy innkeeper's daughter who gained political power in the 1830s because of her friendship with President Andrew Jackson, but was ostracized by Washington society.
Costumes: Adrian. Editor: Blanche Sewell. Plot Summary: 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.
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.
The Gorgeous Hussy. Summaries. President Andrew Jackson's friendship with an innkeeper's daughter spells trouble for them both. It's the early nineteenth century Washington.
The Gorgeous Hussy is a 1936 period film directed by Clarence Brown, and starring Joan Crawford and Robert Taylor. The screenplay was written by Stephen Morehouse Avery and Ainsworth Morgan, which was based on a novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams.
Directed by Clarence Brown and based on the 1934 novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams, The Gorgeous Hussy was a period piece designed for Joan Crawford in the part of Peggy Eaton. In addition to Crawford, the f...
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 ...
The Gorgeous Hussy directed by Clarence Brown. Watch the trailer, learn more and read about American Film Institute alumni.
