 Later, however, she convinces him that she will stay by his side no matter what and that the money from the sale of her jewels will give them a new start.Frank Nugent in "The New York Times" remarked, ""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.