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Joan Crawford in a publicity photo for Mannequin  (Frank Borzage, 1937) wearing a dress by Adrian

“Mannequin…restores Miss Joan Crawford to her throne as queen of the working girls….Miss Crawford, let it be said, meets these several dramatic emergencies in her best manner, which, as you know, is tender, strong, heroic, and regal.” – Frank Nugent, New York Times