Fresh
Fredric March as Adverse is an ace choice, playing the role to the hilt.
Variety Staff, Variety
Anthony Adverse
The thrill of thrills the world could not forget!
1936 · 2h 21m · NOT RATED
Drama, History
Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
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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.
Director and cast
- Mervyn LeRoy Director
- 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
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
13%
Tomatometer
Rotten
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.
Frank S. Nugent, New York Times
Rotten
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.
TIME Magazine
Rotten
An early stab at the swashbuckler from Warner Brothers, which proved popular at the time but hasn't improved with age.
Time Out
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