
Anthony Adverse
The thrill of thrills the world could not forget!
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.
Director Mervyn LeRoy
Cast

Anita Louise
Maria

Edmund Gwenn
John Bonnyfeather

Billy Mauch
Young Anthony Adverse

J. Carrol Naish
Major Doumet

Fred Malatesta
Stranger

Mitchell Lewis
White Man Whipping Slave

Brenda Fowler
Midwife at Anthony's Birth

Louis Hayward
Denis Moore

Henry O'Neill
Father Xavier

Bess Flowers
Nun

Scotty Beckett
Anthony's Son

Clara Blandick
Mrs. Jorham

Rollo Lloyd
Napoleon Bonaparte

Mathilde Comont
Cook Guisseppi

Ottola Nesmith
Sister Ursula

Fredric March
Anthony Adverse

Donald Woods
Vincent Nolte

Claude Rains
Marquis Don Luis

Steffi Duna
Neleta

Eily Malyon
Mother Superior

Leonard Mudie
De Bourrienne

Marilyn Knowlden
Florence Udney

William Ricciardi
Coachman to Leghorn

Akim Tamiroff
Carlo Cibo

Ralph Morgan
Debrulle

Grace Stafford
Lucia

Zeffie Tilbury
Old Woman at Chalet

Martín Garralaga
Arab

Guy D'Ennery
Majordomo

Pedro de Cordoba
Brother Francois

Fritz Leiber
Ouvrard

Joseph Crehan
Capt. Elisha Jorham

Addison Richards
Capt. Matanaza

Frank Reicher
Coachman to Paris

Harry Semels
Lottery Celebrant

Carrie Daumery
Lady at Ball

Rafaela Ottiano
Signora Bovino

Lal Chand Mehra
Arab

Olivia de Havilland
Angela Guiseppe

George E. Stone
Sancho

Luis Alberni
Tony Guisseppi

Vivian Tobin
Lady at Ball

Walter Kingsford

Marjorie Gateson

Gale Sondergaard
Faith Paleologus

Joan Woodbury
Half-Caste Dancing Girl

Jean De Briac
Stranger