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.
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
Akim Tamiroff
as Carlo Cibo
Ralph Morgan
as Debrulle