Anthony Adverse
1936Based 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.
Acted in
Fredric March
as Anthony Adverse
Olivia de Havilland
as Angela Guiseppe
Donald Woods
as Vincent Nolte
Anita Louise
as Maria
Edmund Gwenn
as John Bonnyfeather
Claude Rains
as Marquis Don Luis
Louis Hayward
as Denis Moore
Gale Sondergaard
as Faith Paleologus
Steffi Duna
as Neleta
Billy Mauch
as Young Anthony Adverse
Akim Tamiroff
as Carlo Cibo
Ralph Morgan
as Debrulle
Henry O'Neill
as Father Xavier
Pedro de Cordoba
as Brother Francois
George E. Stone
as Sancho
Luis Alberni
as Tony Guisseppi
Fritz Leiber
as Ouvrard
Joseph Crehan
as Capt. Elisha Jorham
Rafaela Ottiano
as Signora Bovino
Bess Flowers
as Nun
Joan Woodbury
as Half-Caste Dancing Girl
Eily Malyon
as Mother Superior
Leonard Mudie
as De Bourrienne
Marilyn Knowlden
as Florence Udney
J. Carrol Naish
as Major Doumet
Scotty Beckett
as Anthony's Son
Clara Blandick
as Mrs. Jorham
Addison Richards
as Capt. Matanaza
Grace Stafford
as Lucia
Frank Reicher
as Coachman to Paris
William Ricciardi
as Coachman to Leghorn
Rollo Lloyd
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Mathilde Comont
as Cook Guisseppi
Paul Sotoff
as Ferdinando
Martin Turner
as Carriage Driver
Zeffie Tilbury
as Old Woman at Chalet
Vivian Tobin
as Lady at Ball
Harry Semels
as Lottery Celebrant
Ottola Nesmith
as Sister Ursula
Lal Chand Mehra
as Arab
Fred Malatesta
as Stranger
Mitchell Lewis
as White Man Whipping Slave
Walter Kingsford
Marjorie Gateson
Martín Garralaga
as Arab
Brenda Fowler
as Midwife at Anthony's Birth
Carrie Daumery
as Lady at Ball
Guy D'Ennery
as Majordomo
Jean De Briac
as Stranger