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The Pursuit of Happiness (1934)
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75 min | Comedy, Romance

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The Pursuit of Happiness (1934)

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75 min | Comedy, Romance

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.

Director

Alexander Hall

Writers

Stephen Morehouse Avery (adaptation) | J.P. McEvoy (screenplay) | Virginia Van Upp (screenplay) | Lawrence Langner (play) | Armina Marshall (play) (as Armina Marshall Langner)

Producer

Arthur Hornblow Jr.

Cinematographer

Karl Struss (photographed by)

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Updated Sep 28, 1934

Release date

Sep 28, 1934 (United States)

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31 cast members

Name	Known for
Francis Lederer Max Christmann Max Christmann See fewer	One Rainy Afternoon (1936)
Joan Bennett Prudence Kirkland Prudence Kirkland See fewer	Suspiria (1977)
Charles Ruggles Aaron Kirkland Aaron Kirkland See fewer	The Parent Trap (1961)
Mary Boland Comfort Kirkland Comfort Kirkland See fewer	The Women (1939)
Walter Kingsford Rev. Lyman Banks Rev. Lyman Banks See fewer	The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
Minor Watson Col. Sherwood Col. Sherwood See fewer	Beyond the Forest (1949)
Adrian Morris Thad Jennings Thad Jennings See fewer	The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Barbara Barondess Meg Mallory Meg Mallory See fewer	Hold Your Man (1933)
Duke York Jonathan Jonathan See fewer	Flash Gordon (I) (1936)
Burr Caruth Rev. Myles Rev. Myles See fewer	The Harvester (1936)
Jules Cowles The Drunk The Drunk See fewer	The Scarlet Letter (1926)
Irving Bacon Bijah Bijah See fewer	Meet John Doe (1941)
Spencer Charters Sam Evans Sam Evans See fewer	High Sierra (1940)
Holmes Herbert Gen. Sir Henry Clinton Gen. Sir Henry Clinton See fewer	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Ricca Allen Little Boy's Mother (uncredited) Little Boy's Mother (uncredited) See fewer	The Power and the Glory (1918)
Georgie Billings Little Boy (uncredited) Little Boy (uncredited) See fewer	The Third Alarm (1930)
Tommy Bupp Little Boy (uncredited) Little Boy (uncredited) See fewer	It's a Gift (1934)
Shirley Coates Little Girl (uncredited) Little Girl (uncredited) See fewer	Clown Princes (1939)
Winter Hall Uncle (uncredited) Uncle (uncredited) See fewer	Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Baron Hesse Corporal (uncredited) Corporal (uncredited) See fewer	Prisoners (1929)
Phyllis Hurst Little Girl (uncredited) Little Girl (uncredited) See fewer	The Prodigal Pup (1929)
Boyd Irwin Lord Pitt (uncredited) Lord Pitt (uncredited) See fewer	Captain Blood (1924)
Paul Kruger Orderly (uncredited) Orderly (uncredited) See fewer	The Heart of Maryland (1927)
John Marston Tall Conspirator (uncredited) Tall Conspirator (uncredited) See fewer	Son of Kong (1933)
Henry Mowbray King Henry III (uncredited) King Henry III (uncredited) See fewer	Fifty Fathoms Deep (1931)
Reinhold Pasch Aide to Col. Hoffer (uncredited) Aide to Col. Hoffer (uncredited) See fewer	Madame Spy (1934)
Edward Peil Sr. Peddler (uncredited) Peddler (uncredited) See fewer	Broken Blossoms (1919)
Harry Schultz Recruiting Officer (uncredited) Recruiting Officer (uncredited) See fewer	One Stolen Night (1929)
Bert Sprotte Col. Hoffer (uncredited) Col. Hoffer (uncredited) See fewer	The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)
Colin Tapley Aide to Sir Henry Clinton (uncredited) Aide to Sir Henry Clinton (uncredited) See fewer	Booloo (1938)
Hans von Morhart Corporal (uncredited) Corporal (uncredited) See fewer	Safari (1940)