The Pursuit of Happiness

Sep 27, 1934

1h 15m

★ 5.8

THE BUNDLING HIT!

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

History

Romance

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Max Christmann

Francis Lederer

Prudence Kirkland

Joan Bennett

Aaron Kirkland

Charles Ruggles

Comfort Kirkland

Mary Boland

Meg Mallory

Barbara Barondess

Colonel Sherwood

Minor Watson

Bijah

Irving Bacon

Rev. Lyman Banks

Walter Kingsford

Thad Jennings

Adrian Morris

Jonathan

Duke York

Rev. Myles

Burr Caruth

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