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Anthony Adverse

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.

1936 |2h 21m |  Drama, History, Romance

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Cast

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Fredric March

Anthony Adverse

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Olivia de Havilland

Angela Guiseppe

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Donald Woods

Vincent Nolte

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Anita Louise

Maria

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Edmund Gwenn

John Bonnyfeather

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Claude Rains

Marquis Don Luis

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Louis Hayward

Denis Moore

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Gale Sondergaard

Faith Paleologus

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Steffi Duna

Neleta

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Billy Mauch

Young Anthony Adverse

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Akim Tamiroff

Carlo Cibo

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Ralph Morgan

Debrulle

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Henry O'Neill

Father Xavier

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Pedro de Cordoba

Brother Francois

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George E. Stone

Sancho

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Luis Alberni

Tony Guisseppi

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Fritz Leiber

Ouvrard

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Joseph Crehan

Capt. Elisha Jorham

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Rafaela Ottiano

Signora Bovino

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Bess Flowers

Nun

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Joan Woodbury

Half-Caste Dancing Girl

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Eily Malyon

Mother Superior

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Leonard Mudie

De Bourrienne

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Marilyn Knowlden

Florence Udney

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J. Carrol Naish

Major Doumet

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Scotty Beckett

Anthony's Son

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Clara Blandick

Mrs. Jorham

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Addison Richards

Capt. Matanaza

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Grace Stafford

Lucia

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Frank Reicher

Coachman to Paris

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William Ricciardi

Coachman to Leghorn

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Rollo Lloyd

Napoleon Bonaparte

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Mathilde Comont

Cook Guisseppi

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Status

Released

Language

English, Italian

Budget

$1,192,000.00

Revenue

$2,750,000.00