Comedy ·History ·Romance · United States of America · 1934 · 1h 15m

The Pursuit of Happiness

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Director
Alexander Hall
Cast
Francis Lederer as Max Christmann Joan Bennett as Prudence Kirkland Charles Ruggles as Aaron Kirkland Mary Boland as Comfort Kirkland Barbara Barondess as Meg Mallory Minor Watson as Colonel Sherwood
Crew
Virginia Van Upp — Screenplay J.P. McEvoy — Screenplay
Tagline

THE BUNDLING HIT!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
based on play or musicalromancehistorical eventamerican revolutionrevolutionary war
Key Collaborators
Alexander Hall Director Virginia Van Upp Screenplay J.P. McEvoy Screenplay
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