The Gorgeous Hussy

1936
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1h 43m

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President Andrew Jackson's friendship with an innkeeper's daughter spells trouble for them both.President Andrew Jackson's friendship with an innkeeper's daughter spells trouble for them both.President Andrew Jackson's friendship with an innkeeper's daughter spells trouble for them both.

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5.6/10

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Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 2 nominations total

Trivia
According to Melvyn Douglas, Joan Crawford got herself to cry by listening to recordings of "None but the Lonely Heart".

Goofs
They are singing "Wait for the Wagon" on the hayride, but it wasn't written until 1850. "America" and "Listen to the Mockingbird" were not written at this time either.

Quotes
Daniel Webster: Well Miss Peggy, have you shaped any new political doctrines today?
Peggy Eaton: Ah Mr. Webster, I'm just an impressionable young woman.

Crazy credits
Prologue: "This story of Peggy Eaton and her times is not presented as a precise account of either--rather, as fiction founded upon historical fact. Except for historically prominent personages, the characters are fictional. The city of Washington in 1823--heart of a country not yet a century old, not yet beyond an occasional growing pain."

Connections
Featured in Great Performances: James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson (1987)

Soundtracks
America, My Country Tis of Thee
(uncredited)
Music by Lowell Mason
Music based on "God Save the King" written by Henry Carey
[Played in the opening scene as part of the score]

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Crawford was not meant for period dramas

Fanciful, but silly biography of Peggy Eaton (Crawford), a controversial figure during the Andrew Jackson administration in the late 1820s, and her relationships with influential men of that era. Semi-fiction story is "gorgeous" to look at thanks to elegant period settings and costumes, not so much the performances or script.