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The Pursuit of Happiness (1934)

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.

  • Comedy
  • History
  • Romance

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Francis LedererFrancis LedererMax Christmann
  • Photo of Joan BennettJoan BennettPrudence Kirkland
  • Photo of Charles RugglesCharles RugglesAaron Kirkland
  • Photo of Mary BolandMary BolandComfort Kirkland
  • Photo of Barbara BarondessBarbara BarondessMeg Mallory
  • Photo of Minor WatsonMinor WatsonColonel Sherwood
  • Photo of Irving BaconIrving BaconBijah
  • Photo of Walter KingsfordWalter KingsfordRev. Lyman Banks
  • Photo of Adrian MorrisAdrian MorrisThad Jennings
  • Photo of Duke YorkDuke YorkJonathan

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