Release Date: Dec 14, 1937 Wide
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Mannequin stars Joan Crawford as Jessie Cassidy, a girl of the tenements (though this being an MGM film, her slum dwellings are cleaner and more lavish than most middle-class bungalows!) Hoping to escape her grimy surroundings, Jessie marries Eddie Miller (Alan Curtis), a childhood acquaintance who has made good with a variety of dishonest business ventures. Another refugee from Jessie's neighborhood is John Hennessy (Spencer Tracy), who has likewise worked his way up to fame and fortune, albeit
Dec 14, 1937 Wide
Jun 24, 1992
MGM
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A woman's pic that takes her point of view on marriage as if it were gospel.
Limp MGM melodrama. The pairing of Joan Crawford and Spencer Tracy must have seemed clever at the time - retrospect isn't nearly so kind. The plot chugs along, and Borzage gives it no spark, flair, or life. He seems as bored as the audience. Looking at the trajectory of Borzage's output from the late 20s to the late
January 3, 2011
Director Frank Borzage takes a typical rags to riches Crawford vehicle and amazingly makes it feel fresh and new. While it is not one of her greatest films. It is the only to pair her with Spencer Tracy. They make fireworks ignite. In order to escape the life she hates Jessie marrie good for nothing Eddie Miller (a
September 8, 2005
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