- Source: The Pursuit of Happiness (1934 film)
- Green Hills of Africa
- Jules Cowles
- Russell Hicks
- Spencer Charters
- Winter Hall
- Olaf Hytten
- Daftar film Paramount Pictures (1930–1939)
- The Pursuit of Happiness (1934 film)
- The Pursuit of Happiness
- 1934 in film
- Screwball comedy
- List of films: H
- Comedy of remarriage
- Tonio Selwart
- Green Hills of Africa
- List of American films of 1934
- Alexander Hall
The Pursuit of Happiness is a 1934 American historical comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and written by Stephen Morehouse Avery, J.P. McEvoy and Virginia Van Upp. The film stars Francis Lederer, Joan Bennett, Charlie Ruggles, Mary Boland, Walter Kingsford, Minor Watson and Adrian Morris. The film was released on September 28, 1934, by Paramount Pictures.
Plot
A Hessian soldier serving with British forces during the American Revolutionary War deserts and tries to settle down in Connecticut with a local woman he has met.
Cast
Francis Lederer as Max Christmann
Joan Bennett as Prudence Kirkland
Charlie Ruggles as Aaron Kirkland
Mary Boland as Comfort Kirkland
Walter Kingsford as Rev. Lyman Banks
Minor Watson as Col. Sherwood
Adrian Morris as Thad Jennings
Barbara Barondess as Meg Mallory
Duke York as Jonathan
Burr Caruth as Rev. Myles
Jules Cowles as The Drunk
Irving Bacon as Bijah
Spencer Charters as Sam Evans
Holmes Herbert as Gen. Sir Henry Clinton
Henry Mowbray as King George III (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr. as Peddler (uncredited)
See also
List of films about the American Revolution
List of television series and miniseries about the American Revolution
References
External links
The Pursuit of Happiness at IMDb