The Gorgeous Hussy

The Gorgeous Hussy

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

1936 · 103 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama, History

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.

Directed by Clarence Brown · Written by Ainsworth Morgan

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Joan Crawford Margaret "Peggy" O'Neal
Robert Taylor 'Bow' Timberlake
Lionel Barrymore Andrew Jackson
Franchot Tone John H. Eaton
Melvyn Douglas John Randolph
James Stewart Roderick "Rowdy" Dow
Beulah Bondi Rachel Jackson
Alison Skipworth Mrs. Beall
Louis Calhern Leroy Sunderland
Melville Cooper Cuthbert
Sidney Toler Daniel Webster
Gene Lockhart Maj. William O'Neal

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