Anthony Adverse
Anthony Adverse
Release: 1936-08-26
·Runtime: 141m
·★ 5.7
Drama
History
Romance
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Mitchell Lewis
as White Man Whipping Slave
Carrie Daumery
as Lady at Ball
Joseph Crehan
as Capt. Elisha Jorham
Leonard Mudie
as De Bourrienne
Rollo Lloyd
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Harry Semels
as Lottery Celebrant
Brenda Fowler
as Midwife at Anthony's Birth
Fredric March
as Anthony Adverse
Edmund Gwenn
as John Bonnyfeather
Claude Rains
as Marquis Don Luis
Addison Richards
as Capt. Matanaza
Ottola Nesmith
as Sister Ursula
Martín Garralaga
as Arab
George E. Stone
as Sancho
Clara Blandick
as Mrs. Jorham
Zeffie Tilbury
as Old Woman at Chalet
Fred Malatesta
as Stranger
Jean De Briac
as Stranger
Donald Woods
as Vincent Nolte
Grace Stafford
as Lucia
Lal Chand Mehra
as Arab
Olivia de Havilland
as Angela Guiseppe
Akim Tamiroff
as Carlo Cibo
Henry O'Neill
as Father Xavier
Rafaela Ottiano
as Signora Bovino
Eily Malyon
as Mother Superior
William Ricciardi
as Coachman to Leghorn
Mathilde Comont
as Cook Guisseppi
Anita Louise
as Maria
Pedro de Cordoba
as Brother Francois
Bess Flowers
as Nun
Joan Woodbury
as Half-Caste Dancing Girl
Scotty Beckett
as Anthony's Son
Vivian Tobin
as Lady at Ball
Marjorie Gateson
Guy D'Ennery
as Majordomo
Louis Hayward
as Denis Moore
Steffi Duna
as Neleta
Billy Mauch
as Young Anthony Adverse
Marilyn Knowlden
as Florence Udney
J. Carrol Naish
as Major Doumet
Frank Reicher
as Coachman to Paris
Walter Kingsford
Gale Sondergaard
as Faith Paleologus
Ralph Morgan
as Debrulle
Luis Alberni
as Tony Guisseppi
Fritz Leiber
as Ouvrard
