The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
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.
- Released
- 1936-08-28
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Stephen Morehouse Avery, Clarence Brown, Ainsworth Morgan
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 from 16 votes
Cast
- Joan Crawford as Margaret "Peggy" O'Neal
- Robert Taylor as 'Bow' Timberlake
- Lionel Barrymore as Andrew Jackson
- Franchot Tone as John H. Eaton
- Melvyn Douglas as John Randolph
- James Stewart as Roderick "Rowdy" Dow
- Beulah Bondi as Rachel Jackson
- Alison Skipworth as Mrs. Beall
- Louis Calhern as Leroy Sunderland
- Melville Cooper as Cuthbert
- Sidney Toler as Daniel Webster
- Gene Lockhart as Maj. William O'Neal