Anthony Adverse is a 1936 film based upon the novel by Hervey Allen. The story revolves around the adventures of a young orphan in the early 19th century. It starred Fredric March in the title role, as well as Olivia de Havilland, Donald Woods, Anita Louise, Edmund Gwenn, Claude Rains, Louis Hayward, Gale Sondergaard, Steffi Duna, and Akim Tamiroff. It was adapted by Sheridan Gibney and Milton Krims, and directed by Mervyn LeRoy, with uncredited direction by Michael Curtiz. 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hervey Allen (b. ... Fredric March photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1939 Fredric March (Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel) (August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was an Academy Award winning American actor. ... Photo still of Olivia de Havilland. ... Donald Woods (December 15, 1933 - August 19, 2001) was a South African journalist and anti-apartheid activist. ... Anita Louise (January 9, 1915 – April 25, American film actress. ... Edmund Gwenn (September 26, 1875 – September 6, 1959) was a theatre and film actor. ... Claude Rains (November 10, 1889 - May 30, 1967) was an English actor. ... Louis Hayward, born Seafield Grant, (March 19, 1909-February 21, 1985), was a British actor born in Johannesburg, South Africa. ... Gale Sondergaard (February 15, 1899 - August 13, 1985) was a US film actress. ... Steffi Duna (February 8, 1910 – April 22, 1992) was a Hungarian born film actress popular in American and British films during the 1930s. ... Akim Tamiroff (October 29, 1899, Tiflis, Georgia _ September 17, 1972, Palm Springs, California) was a Russian actor. ... Mervyn LeRoy (October 15, 1900 - September 13, 1987) was an American film director, producer and sometime actor. ... Michael Curtiz (December 24, 1886 - April 10, 1962) was a film director, whose films include The Adventures of Robin Hood, Casablanca, and White Christmas. ...

The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. In addition, Sondergaard won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ...