Anthony Adverse (1936)
Overview
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.
Cast
Fredric March
Anthony Adverse
Olivia de Havilland
Angela Guiseppe
Donald Woods
Vincent Nolte
Anita Louise
Maria
Edmund Gwenn
John Bonnyfeather
Claude Rains
Marquis Don Luis
Louis Hayward
Denis Moore
Gale Sondergaard
Faith Paleologus
Steffi Duna
Neleta
Billy Mauch
Young Anthony Adverse
Akim Tamiroff
Carlo Cibo
Ralph Morgan
Debrulle
Henry O'Neill
Father Xavier
Pedro de Cordoba
Brother Francois
George E. Stone
Sancho
Luis Alberni
Tony Guisseppi
Fritz Leiber
Ouvrard
Joseph Crehan
Capt. Elisha Jorham
Rafaela Ottiano
Signora Bovino
Bess Flowers
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