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The Pursuit of Happiness
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The Pursuit of Happiness 1934 Directed by Alexander Hall

THE BUNDLING HIT!

Lederer is a Hessian soldier who defects to the Americans during the Revolutionary War.He falls in love with a Yankee girl, but a thuggish local militiaman jealously makes things hard for him while he's a prisoner of war.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Comedy , History , Romance
Production Company Paramount Pictures
Release Date 27 September 1934
75 mins
Cast
Francis Lederer
Francis Lederer Max Christmann
Joan Bennett
Joan Bennett Prudence Kirkland
Charles Ruggles
Charles Ruggles Aaron Kirkland
Mary Boland
Mary Boland Comfort Kirkland
Barbara Barondess
Barbara Barondess Meg Mallory
Minor Watson
Minor Watson Colonel Sherwood
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon Bijah
Walter Kingsford
Walter Kingsford Rev. Lyman Banks
Adrian Morris
Adrian Morris Thad Jennings
Duke York
Duke York Jonathan
Burr Caruth
Burr Caruth Rev. Myles
Jules Cowles
Jules Cowles The Drunk
Spencer Charters
Spencer Charters Sam Evans
Holmes Herbert
Holmes Herbert Gen. Sir Henry Clinton
Crew
Director
Alexander Hall
Alexander Hall
Writers
Virginia Van Upp
Virginia Van Upp
J.P. McEvoy
J.P. McEvoy
Original Writers
Lawrence Langner
Lawrence Langner
Armina Marshall
Armina Marshall