Mannequin (1937)
- Directed by
- Frank Borzage
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 22 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young working class woman marries her boyfriend hoping for a better life but is disappointed. She later falls for a self-made millionaire who is struggling financially.
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What happens
Mannequin is a 1937 American drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Joan Crawford, Spencer Tracy, and Alan Curtis. Crawford plays Jessie, a young working class woman who seeks to improve her life by marrying her boyfriend, only to find out that he is no better than what she left behind. She meets a self-made millionaire with whom she falls in love despite his financial problems. The film premiered on December 14, 1937, in Westwood, Los Angeles, California. It opened on January 20, 1938, in New York City, followed by a wide American release on January 21, 1938. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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