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Mannequin
UNITED STATES · 1938

Mannequin

Frank Borzage
social class disillusionment romance aspiration working class struggle
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Synopsis

Jessie, a young working class woman, seeks to improve her life by marrying her boyfriend, only to find out that he is no better than what she left behind.

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