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Anthony Adverse (1936)

Unrated

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.

Principal Cast

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 ONeill
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 Anthonys 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