Storyline

In late 18th century Italy, a beautiful young woman finds herself married to a rich but cruel older man. However, she is in love with another, younger man. When the husband finds out, he kills the lover in a swordfight, and takes his wife on a long trip throughout Europe. Months later, she dies giving birth to a son. The husband leaves the child at a convent, where he is raised until the age of 10; then he is apprenticed to a local merchant, who gives him the name "Anthony Adverse" because of the adversity in his life. But his adversity has only begun, as fate takes him to Cuba, Africa, and Paris.—John Oswalt

Plot Keywords

illegitimate son, slave trade, opera singer, father son relationship, husband wife reunion, lottery winner, masked ball, extramarital affair, paris france, betrayal, inheritance, havana cuba, military officer, deception, manipulative female, homosexual subtext, femme fatale, character name as title, catholic priest, mother superior

Short Review

Readers wondered how those cinemen would succeed in putting the whole story into a single picture. As revealed last week, the answer is extremely simple. Warner Brothers do not succeed in anything of the sort because they do not try.

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