The Pursuit of Happiness (1934)

Rating: 6.9 of 10

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Francis Lederer as Max Christmann

Has previous starred with Edward Peil Sr. (2 movies), Adrian Morris (2 movies), Minor Watson (2 movies), Hans von Morhart (2 movies), Joan Bennett (2 movies)

Joan Bennett as Prudence Kirkland

Has previous starred with Mary Boland (3 movies)

Charles Ruggles as Aaron Kirkland

Has previous starred with Harry Schultz (2 movies), Ricca Allen (2 movies), Barbara Barondess (2 movies), Minor Watson (2 movies), Duke York (3 movies), Colin Tapley (3 movies), Mary Boland (14 movies)

Mary Boland as Comfort Kirkland

Walter Kingsford as Rev. Lyman Banks

Has previous starred with Barbara Barondess (2 movies), Henry Mowbray (2 movies), Charles Ruggles (2 movies), Bert Sprotte (2 movies), Ricca Allen (2 movies), Francis Lederer (2 movies), Joan Bennett (2 movies), Hans von Morhart (3 movies), Duke York (3 movies), Adrian Morris (3 movies), Colin Tapley (3 movies), Paul Kruger (5 movies), Edward Peil Sr. (5 movies)

Minor Watson as Col. Sherwood

Has previous starred with Duke York (3 movies)

Adrian Morris as Thad Jennings

Has previous starred with Colin Tapley (2 movies), Charles Ruggles (2 movies), Mary Boland (2 movies), Duke York (2 movies), Joan Bennett (3 movies), Edward Peil Sr. (3 movies), Minor Watson (3 movies)

Barbara Barondess as Meg Mallory

Has previous starred with Mary Boland (2 movies)

Duke York as Jonathan

Has previous starred with Ricca Allen (2 movies), Joan Bennett (2 movies), Mary Boland (2 movies)

Burr Caruth as Rev. Myles

Has previous starred with Colin Tapley (2 movies), Boyd Irwin (2 movies), Walter Kingsford (2 movies), Barbara Barondess (2 movies), Minor Watson (2 movies), Charles Ruggles (2 movies), Paul Kruger (2 movies), Adrian Morris (2 movies), Bert Sprotte (2 movies), Winter Hall (3 movies), Duke York (3 movies), Spencer Charters (5 movies), Edward Peil Sr. (7 movies)

Jules Cowles as The Drunk

Has previous starred with Edward Peil Sr. (2 movies), Bert Sprotte (2 movies), Walter Kingsford (2 movies), Henry Mowbray (2 movies), Joan Bennett (2 movies), Duke York (2 movies), Holmes Herbert (3 movies), Paul Kruger (3 movies), Ricca Allen (3 movies), Hans von Morhart (4 movies), Minor Watson (4 movies)

Irving Bacon as Bijah

Has previous starred with Reinhold Pasch (2 movies), Burr Caruth (2 movies), Bert Sprotte (2 movies), Francis Lederer (2 movies), Hans von Morhart (3 movies), Winter Hall (3 movies), Henry Mowbray (3 movies), Harry Schultz (3 movies), Barbara Barondess (4 movies), Ricca Allen (4 movies), Holmes Herbert (5 movies), Georgie Billings (5 movies), Jules Cowles (5 movies), John Marston (6 movies), Mary Boland (6 movies), Boyd Irwin (6 movies), Walter Kingsford (6 movies), Joan Bennett (6 movies), Tommy Bupp (9 movies), Charles Ruggles (10 movies), Minor Watson (11 movies), Adrian Morris (11 movies), Paul Kruger (13 movies), Duke York (16 movies), Edward Peil Sr. (16 movies), Spencer Charters (26 movies)

Spencer Charters as Sam Evans

Has previous starred with Holmes Herbert (2 movies), Hans von Morhart (2 movies), Bert Sprotte (2 movies), Winter Hall (2 movies), Walter Kingsford (2 movies), Barbara Barondess (2 movies), Joan Bennett (2 movies), Ricca Allen (2 movies), John Marston (3 movies), Boyd Irwin (3 movies), Colin Tapley (3 movies), Mary Boland (4 movies), Adrian Morris (4 movies), Francis Lederer (4 movies), Jules Cowles (4 movies), Charles Ruggles (5 movies), Duke York (6 movies), Paul Kruger (8 movies), Minor Watson (8 movies), Edward Peil Sr. (9 movies)

Holmes Herbert as Gen. Sir Henry Clinton

Has previous starred with Ricca Allen (2 movies), Duke York (2 movies), Joan Bennett (2 movies), Charles Ruggles (2 movies), Colin Tapley (2 movies), Bert Sprotte (3 movies), Hans von Morhart (4 movies), Edward Peil Sr. (4 movies), Paul Kruger (5 movies), Walter Kingsford (7 movies), Henry Mowbray (7 movies), Boyd Irwin (19 movies)

Baron Hesse as Corporal

Has previous starred with Bert Sprotte (2 movies), Hans von Morhart (2 movies), Joan Bennett (2 movies), Walter Kingsford (2 movies), Harry Schultz (3 movies)

Bert Sprotte as Col. Hoffer

Has previous starred with Colin Tapley (2 movies), Hans von Morhart (5 movies)

Boyd Irwin as Lord Pitt

Has previous starred with Reinhold Pasch (2 movies), Barbara Barondess (2 movies), Francis Lederer (2 movies), Bert Sprotte (2 movies), Hans von Morhart (2 movies), Charles Ruggles (2 movies), Paul Kruger (2 movies), John Marston (2 movies), Duke York (2 movies), Colin Tapley (3 movies), Minor Watson (3 movies), Joan Bennett (4 movies), Edward Peil Sr. (7 movies), Henry Mowbray (7 movies), Walter Kingsford (7 movies)

Colin Tapley as Aide to Sir Henry Clinton

Has previous starred with Mary Boland (2 movies), Ricca Allen (2 movies), Hans von Morhart (2 movies)

Edward Peil Sr. as Peddler

Has previous starred with Barbara Barondess (2 movies), Mary Boland (2 movies), Colin Tapley (2 movies), Charles Ruggles (2 movies), Ricca Allen (3 movies), Bert Sprotte (4 movies), Minor Watson (5 movies), Duke York (6 movies)

Georgie Billings as Little Boy

Has previous starred with Adrian Morris (2 movies), Reinhold Pasch (2 movies), Charles Ruggles (2 movies), Mary Boland (2 movies), Boyd Irwin (2 movies), Paul Kruger (2 movies), Walter Kingsford (2 movies), Jules Cowles (2 movies), Ricca Allen (2 movies), Winter Hall (2 movies), Duke York (3 movies), Edward Peil Sr. (4 movies), Spencer Charters (5 movies), Tommy Bupp (11 movies)

Hans von Morhart as Corporal

Has previous starred with Barbara Barondess (2 movies), Ricca Allen (2 movies), Joan Bennett (2 movies), Duke York (3 movies), Minor Watson (3 movies)

Harry Schultz as Recruiting Officer

Has previous starred with Mary Boland (2 movies), Bert Sprotte (2 movies), Hans von Morhart (2 movies)

Henry Mowbray as King Henry III

Has previous starred with Hans von Morhart (2 movies), Ricca Allen (2 movies), Duke York (2 movies), Edward Peil Sr. (2 movies), Colin Tapley (3 movies)

John Marston as Tall Conspirator

Has previous starred with Bert Sprotte (2 movies), Barbara Barondess (2 movies), Colin Tapley (2 movies), Minor Watson (2 movies), Duke York (2 movies), Edward Peil Sr. (4 movies), Adrian Morris (5 movies)

Paul Kruger as Orderly

Has previous starred with Joan Bennett (2 movies), Henry Mowbray (2 movies), Francis Lederer (2 movies), John Marston (2 movies), Ricca Allen (2 movies), Adrian Morris (4 movies), Edward Peil Sr. (4 movies), Minor Watson (5 movies), Duke York (5 movies), Hans von Morhart (8 movies)

Reinhold Pasch as Aide to Col. Hoffer

Has previous starred with Charles Ruggles (2 movies), Mary Boland (2 movies), Edward Peil Sr. (2 movies), Colin Tapley (2 movies), Hans von Morhart (2 movies), Bert Sprotte (4 movies)

Ricca Allen as Little Boy's Mother

Tommy Bupp as Little Boy

Has previous starred with Francis Lederer (2 movies), Harry Schultz (2 movies), Colin Tapley (2 movies), Ricca Allen (2 movies), Mary Boland (2 movies), Winter Hall (2 movies), Jules Cowles (2 movies), Duke York (3 movies), Walter Kingsford (3 movies), John Marston (3 movies), Barbara Barondess (3 movies), Minor Watson (3 movies), Boyd Irwin (3 movies), Burr Caruth (4 movies), Paul Kruger (4 movies), Edward Peil Sr. (6 movies), Spencer Charters (8 movies)

Winter Hall as Uncle

Has previous starred with Adrian Morris (2 movies), Ricca Allen (2 movies), Hans von Morhart (2 movies), Joan Bennett (2 movies), Barbara Barondess (3 movies), Colin Tapley (3 movies), Henry Mowbray (3 movies), Walter Kingsford (4 movies), Holmes Herbert (4 movies), Boyd Irwin (5 movies), Edward Peil Sr. (5 movies)

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