The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
Het is het Washington van het begin van de negentiende eeuw. De jongvolwassen Margaret O'Neal, Peggy voor de meesten die haar kennen, is de dochter van majoor William O'Neal, de herbergier van het etablissement waar de meeste politici en militairen van buiten de stad verblijven als ze in Washington zijn. Peggy is mooi en politiek bewust. Ze wordt het hof gemaakt door verschillende van die politici en militairen die allemaal met haar willen trouwen, behalve degene op wie ze echt verliefd is.
Regiseur:
Clarence Brown
Schrijvers:
Ainsworth Morgan, Stephen Morehouse Avery.
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Joan Crawford as Margaret "Peggy" O'Neal |
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Robert Taylor as 'Bow' Timberlake |
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Lionel Barrymore as Andrew Jackson |
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Franchot Tone as John H. Eaton |
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Melvyn Douglas as John Randolph |
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James Stewart as Roderick "Rowdy" Dow |
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Beulah Bondi as Rachel Jackson |
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Alison Skipworth as Mrs. Beall |
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Louis Calhern as Leroy Sunderland |
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Melville Cooper as Cuthbert |
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Sidney Toler as Daniel Webster |
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Gene Lockhart as Maj. William O'Neal |
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Clara Blandick as Louisa Abbott |
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Frank Conroy as John C. Calhoun |
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Nydia Westman as Maybelle |
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Willard Robertson as Secretary Ingham |
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Charles Trowbridge as Martin Van Buren |
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Rubye De Remer as Mrs. Bellamy |
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Betty Blythe as Mrs. Wainwright |
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Zeffie Tilbury as Mrs. Daniel Beall |
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Harry C. Bradley as President's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Allen 'Farina' Hoskins as Pageboy at Ball (uncredited) |
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William Orlamond as Herr Joab Oxenrider (uncredited) |
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Frank Reicher as Commander of U.S.S. Constitution (uncredited) |
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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as Horatius (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Guest at the ball |
| Directing | Clarence Brown | Director |
| Writing | Ainsworth Morgan | Screenplay |
| Writing | Stephen Morehouse Avery | Screenplay |
| Writing | Samuel Hopkins Adams | Novel |
| Production | Clarence Brown | Producer |
| Production | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Producer |
| Sound | Herbert Stothart | Music |
| Camera | George J. Folsey | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Blanche Sewell | Editor |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Art | Henry Grace | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adrian | Costume Design |