This article is about the 1936 film. For the 1933 novel on which this film was based, see Anthony Adverse (novel).
Anthony Adverse
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
Screenplay by
Sheridan Gibney Milton Krims
Based on
Anthony Adverse 1933 novel by Hervey Allen
Produced by
Hal B. Wallis Jack L. Warner
Starring
Fredric March Olivia de Havilland Gale Sondergaard
Cinematography
Tony Gaudio
Edited by
Ralph Dawson
Music by
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Production company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
July 29, 1936 (1936-07-29) (Los Angeles, premiere)
[1]
August 29, 1936 (1936-08-29) (US)
Running time
141 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$1,192,000[2]
Box office
$2,750,000[2]
Anthony Adverse is a 1936 American epic historical drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Fredric March and Olivia de Havilland. The screenplay by Sheridan Gibney draws elements of its plot from eight of the nine books in Hervey Allen's 1933 historical novel, Anthony Adverse. Abandoned at a convent as an infant, Anthony comes of age in the tumultuous turn of the 18th to the 19th century, the age of Napoleon. The audience is privy to many truths in Anthony's life, including the tragic story of his origins and the fact that the wealthy merchant who adopts him is his grandfather. Most important of all, Anthony believes that his beloved Angela abandoned him without a word, when in fact she left a note telling him that the theatrical troupe was going to Rome. The gust of wind that blows the note away is one of many fateful and fatal events in Anthony's story.
The film received four Academy Awards, including the inaugural Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, given to Gale Sondergaard for her performance as the villainous Faith Paleologus.
^Hanson, Patricia King, ed. (1993). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1931–1940. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. p. 70. ISBN 0-520-07908-6.
^ abWarner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 16 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
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