Mannequin (1937 film)

Mannequin
Original Film Poster
Directed byFrank Borzage
Written byLawrence Hazard
Story byKatharine Brush
Produced byJoseph L. Mankiewicz
Frank Borzage (uncredited)
StarringJoan Crawford
Spencer Tracy
Alan Curtis
CinematographyGeorge J. Folsey
Edited byFredrick Y. Smith
Music byEdward Ward
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's Inc.
Release date
  • December 14, 1937 (1937-12-14)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$595,000[1]
Box office$1,634,000[1]

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.

  1. ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.