The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
| Release Date | 28 August 1936 |
| Budget | $1,000,000 |
| Genre | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Biopic [feature], Marriage Drama, Political Drama |
| Niche Genre | Historical Film |
| Themes | Class Differences |
| Tones | Poignant, Elegant, Tense |
| Tags | Betrayal, Extramarital Affair, Innkeeper, Motel, Politician, President, Widow/widower |
The Gorgeous Hussy is a 1936 film directed by Clarence Brown, and starring Joan Crawford and Robert Taylor. The film's plot tells a fictionalized account of President of the United States Andrew Jackson and an innkeeper's daughter. The screenplay was written by Stephen Morehouse Avery and Ainsworth Morgan, which was based on a novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Harry C. Bradley
President's Secretary
Phoebe Foster
Emily Donaldson
Lee Harvey
Agitator
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Extra with Agitators
Leyland Hodgson
Guest at Ball
Elsa Janssen
Dutch Minister's Wife
Edward LeSaint
Maurice Andrew - Minister
Greta Meyer
Frau Oxenrider
Edmund Mortimer
Guest at Ball
William Orlamond
Herr Joab Oxenrider
Franklin Parker
Leader of Mob
George Reed
Braxton - Randolph's Butler
Larry Steers
Cabinet Member
Carl Stockdale
Jackson's Aide
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Horatius
Director
Writer
Ainsworth Morgan
Stephen Morehouse Avery
Samuel Hopkins Adams
Producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Editor
Blanche Sewell
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Art Director
Set Decorator
Henry Grace
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Costume Designer
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles Dorian
assistant director
Art Department
William A. Horning
associate art director
Edwin B. Willis
associate art director
Sound Department
Music Department
Wiesenthal
composer: "Wait for the Wagon"
Wayne Allen
orchestrator
Paul Marquardt
orchestrator
Leonid Raab
orchestrator
Edward Ward
composer: additional music
Other Crew
Val Raset
dances staged by
Production Company
MGM-International Dist.
Distributor
MGM-International Dist.
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Films directed by Clarence Brown
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A Woman of Affairs (1928)
Ah, Wilderness! (1935)
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
Anna Christie (1930)
Anna Karenina (1935)
Chained (1934)
Come Live with Me (1941)
Conquest (1937)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Emma (1932)
Flesh and the Devil (1926)
Idiot's Delight (1939)
Inspiration (1931)
Kiki (1926)
Letty Lynton (1932)
Looking Forward (1933)
National Velvet (1944)
Of Human Hearts (1938)
Plymouth Adventure (1952)
Possessed (1931)
Romance (1930)
Sadie McKee (1934)
Smouldering Fires (1925)
The Eagle (1925)
The Gorgeous Hussy
The Human Comedy (1943)
The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
The Light in the Dark (1922)
The Trail of '98 (1928)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
The Yearling (1946)
They Met in Bombay (1941)
When in Rome (1952)
Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
