Anthony Adverse

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.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy

Top cast

Fredric March

Anthony Adverse

Olivia de Havilland

Angela Guiseppe

Donald Woods

Vincent Nolte

Anita Louise

Maria

Edmund Gwenn

John Bonnyfeather

Claude Rains

Marquis Don Luis

Louis Hayward

Denis Moore

Gale Sondergaard

Faith Paleologus

Steffi Duna

Neleta

Billy Mauch

Young Anthony Adverse

Akim Tamiroff

Carlo Cibo

Ralph Morgan

Debrulle

Henry O'Neill

Father Xavier

Pedro de Cordoba

Brother Francois

George E. Stone

Sancho

Luis Alberni

Tony Guisseppi

Fritz Leiber

Ouvrard

Joseph Crehan

Capt. Elisha Jorham

Rafaela Ottiano

Signora Bovino

Bess Flowers

Nun

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