Anthony Adverse

Anthony Adverse

141 mins | Drama, Action, Romance | Aug. 29, 1936

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.

Anthony Adverse

141 mins | Drama, Action, Romance | Aug. 29, 1936

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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title Anthony Adverse
Directors Mervyn LeRoy
Writers Hervey Allen, Sheridan Gibney

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 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