Anthony Adverse

The thrill of thrills the world could not forget!

Duration: 141 min
Release date: 1936-08-26
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Based on the novel by Hervey Allen, this expansive drama follows the many adventures of the eponymous hero, Anthony Adverse. Abandoned at a convent by his heartless nobleman father, Don Luis, Anthony is later mentored by his kind grandfather, John Bonnyfeather, and falls for the beautiful Angela Giuseppe. When circumstances separate Anthony and Angela and he embarks on a long journey, he must find his way back to her, no matter what the cost.

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Anthony Adverse

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Fredric March
Fredric March
as Anthony Adverse
Olivia de Havilland
Olivia de Havilland
as Angela Guiseppe
Donald Woods
Donald Woods
as Vincent Nolte
Anita Louise
Anita Louise
as Maria
Edmund Gwenn
Edmund Gwenn
as John Bonnyfeather
Claude Rains
Claude Rains
as Marquis Don Luis
Louis Hayward
Louis Hayward
as Denis Moore
Gale Sondergaard
Gale Sondergaard
as Faith Paleologus
Steffi Duna
Steffi Duna
as Neleta
Billy Mauch
Billy Mauch
as Young Anthony Adverse
Akim Tamiroff
Akim Tamiroff
as Carlo Cibo
Ralph Morgan
Ralph Morgan
as Debrulle
Henry O'Neill
Henry O'Neill
as Father Xavier
Pedro de Cordoba
Pedro de Cordoba
as Brother Francois
George E. Stone
George E. Stone
as Sancho
Luis Alberni
Luis Alberni
as Tony Guisseppi
Fritz Leiber
Fritz Leiber
as Ouvrard
Joseph Crehan
Joseph Crehan
as Capt. Elisha Jorham
Rafaela Ottiano
Rafaela Ottiano
as Signora Bovino
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
as Nun
Joan Woodbury
Joan Woodbury
as Half-Caste Dancing Girl
Eily Malyon
Eily Malyon
as Mother Superior
Leonard Mudie
Leonard Mudie
as De Bourrienne
Marilyn Knowlden
Marilyn Knowlden
as Florence Udney
J. Carrol Naish
J. Carrol Naish
as Major Doumet
Scotty Beckett
Scotty Beckett
as Anthony's Son
Clara Blandick
Clara Blandick
as Mrs. Jorham
Addison Richards
Addison Richards
as Capt. Matanaza
Grace Stafford
Grace Stafford
as Lucia
Frank Reicher
Frank Reicher
as Coachman to Paris
William Ricciardi
William Ricciardi
as Coachman to Leghorn
Rollo Lloyd
Rollo Lloyd
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Mathilde Comont
Mathilde Comont
as Cook Guisseppi
Paul Sotoff
Paul Sotoff
as Ferdinando
Martin Turner
Martin Turner
as Carriage Driver
Zeffie Tilbury
Zeffie Tilbury
as Old Woman at Chalet
Vivian Tobin
Vivian Tobin
as Lady at Ball
Harry Semels
Harry Semels
as Lottery Celebrant
Ottola Nesmith
Ottola Nesmith
as Sister Ursula
Lal Chand Mehra
Lal Chand Mehra
as Arab
Fred Malatesta
Fred Malatesta
as Stranger
Mitchell Lewis
Mitchell Lewis
as White Man Whipping Slave
Walter Kingsford
Walter Kingsford
as
Marjorie Gateson
Marjorie Gateson
as
Martín Garralaga
Martín Garralaga
as Arab
Brenda Fowler
Brenda Fowler
as Midwife at Anthony's Birth
Carrie Daumery
Carrie Daumery
as Lady at Ball
Guy D'Ennery
Guy D'Ennery
as Majordomo
Jean De Briac
Jean De Briac
as Stranger
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