Anthony Adverse

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This film version of Hervey Allen's best-seller stars Fredric March as Anthony Adverse, the illegitimate offspring of Anita Louise, the wife of Spanish nobleman Claude Rains. When Adverse comes of age, he inherits his foster father's prosperous business, which he abandons for an aimless trip around the world.

Cast

Fredric March
as Anthony Adverse
Olivia de Havilland
as Angela Guessippi
Claude Rains
as Don Luis
Gale Sondergaard
as Faith Paleologus
Louis Hayward
as Denis Moore
Edmund Gwenn
as Bonnyfeather
Donald Woods
as Nolte
Anita Louise
as Maria
Steffi Duna
as Neleta
Billy Mauch
as Anthony as a Child
Scotty Beckett
as Anthony as a Boy
Henry O'Neill
as Father Zavier
Akim Tamiroff
as Carlo Cibo
Ralph Morgan
as Debrulle
Pedro de Cordoba
as Brother Francois
George E. Stone
as Sancho
Luis Alberni
as Tony Guessippi
Fritz Leiber
as Ouvard
Joseph Crehan
as Capt. Elisha Jorham
Rafaela Ottiano
as Signora Buvino
Rollo Lloyd
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Leonard Mudie
as DeBourrienne
Marilyn Knowlden
as Florence as a Child
Mathilde Comont
as Cook Guessippi
Eily Malyon
as Mother Superior
Paul Sotoff
as Ferdinando
Frank Reicher
as Coach Driver to Paris
Clara Blandick
as Mrs. Jorham
Addison Richards
as Capt. Matanaza
J. Carroll Naish
as Major Doumet
William Ricciardi
as Coachman
Grace Stafford
as Lucia
Boris Nicholai
as Courier
Joan Woodbury
as Half-Caste Dancer
Zeffie Tilbury
as Old Woman at Chalet
Frank Lackteen
as Arab
Martin Garralaga
as Arab
Myra Marsh
as Nun
Anne Howard
as Angela (as a child)
Bess Flowers
as Nun
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  • Readers wondered how those cinemen would succeed in putting the whole story into a single picture. As revealed last week, the answer is extremely simple. Warner Brothers do not succeed in anything of the sort because they do not try.

    Mar 26, 2013 | Full Review…
    TIME Magazine
    Top Critic

  • Fredric March as Adverse is an ace choice, playing the role to the hilt.

    Mar 26, 2009 | Full Review…

    Variety Staff

    Variety
    Top Critic

  • We found it a bulky, rambling and indecisive photoplay which has not merely taken liberties with the letter of the original but with its spirit.

    Mar 25, 2006 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

    Frank S. Nugent

    New York Times
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  • An early stab at the swashbuckler from Warner Brothers, which proved popular at the time but hasn't improved with age.

    Feb 9, 2006 | Full Review…
    Time Out
    Top Critic

  • Lavish but overlong.

    Jan 31, 2012 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
    TV Guide

  • Though well-acted by Fredric March, Claude Rains and Sondergaard, LeRoy's lavish adventure is overlong and not particularly involving, despite a globetrotting plot (Cuba, Africa, Paris, and America) that spans decades.

    Jul 17, 2005 | Rating: C | Full Review…

    Emanuel Levy

    EmanuelLevy.Com
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Audience Reviews for Anthony Adverse

  • Jan 15, 2012
    Lumbering adaptation has a great supporting cast and a variable performance by March in the lead. Holds your interest since there is always some new potential calamity just over the horizon but it goes on far too long.
    jay n Super Reviewer
  • Oct 20, 2010
    Not a great movie, but most of the story is pretty interesting, and some of the scenes are really exciting. What I hated about this movie was how long it was, and slow too. Overall pretty good, but it could be better.
    Aj V Super Reviewer
  • Jan 24, 2008
    I absolutely DESPISE the plot, theme and conclusion of this film based on the book. A talented cast and beautiful costumes can only do so much.
    Valerie G Super Reviewer
  • Jul 29, 2007
    A very difficult film to track down but it is totally worth finding. An adventure as only one of the older cinema classics could deliver.
    John B Super Reviewer
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