In late 18th century Italy, a beautiful young woman finds herself married to a rich but cruel older man. However, she is in love with another, younger man. When the husband finds out, he kills the lover in a swordfight, and takes his wife on a long trip throughout Europe. Months later, she dies giving birth to a son. The husband leaves the child at a convent, where he is raised until the age of 10; then he is apprenticed to a local merchant, who gives him the name "Anthony Adverse" because of the adversity in his life. But his adversity has only begun, as fate takes him to Cuba, Africa, and Paris.

Starring:

Addison Richards, Akim Tamiroff, Alma Lloyd, Anita Louise, Ann Bupp, Anne Howard, Antonio Filauri, Art Miles, Arthur Thalasso, Barlowe Borland, Bernard Siegel, Bess Flowers, Billy Mauch, Billy McClain, Brenda Fowler, Carlos De Valdez, Charles Fallon, Clara Blandick, Claude Payton, Claude Rains, Cyril Thornton, David Cavendish, Davison Clark, Donald Wood

Genre:

Adventure, Drama, Romance