The Gorgeous Hussy
| The Gorgeous Hussy | |
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| Directed by | Clarence Brown |
| Written by | Stephen Morehouse Avery Ainsworth Morgan |
| Based on | The Gorgeous Hussy 1934 novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams |
| Produced by | Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Starring | Joan Crawford Robert Taylor Lionel Barrymore Franchot Tone |
| Cinematography | George J. Folsey |
| Edited by | Blanche Sewell |
| Music by | Herbert Stothart |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,119,000 |
| Box office | $2,019,000 |
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, Franchot Tone, Melvyn Douglas and James Stewart.
The film's plot tells a fictionalized account of President of the United States Andrew Jackson and an innkeeper's daughter, Peggy O'Neal. Peggy O'Neill had a central role in the Petticoat affair that disrupted the cabinet of Andrew Jackson.