---
title: 'The Pursuit of Happiness (1934)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alexander Hall'
released: '1934-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-pursuit-of-happiness-1934'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025690/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Pursuit of Happiness (1934)

1934 · 85 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

The Pursuit of Happiness is a 1934 American historical comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and written by Stephen Morehouse Avery, J.P. McEvoy and Virginia Van Upp. The film stars Francis Lederer, Joan Bennett, Charlie Ruggles, Mary Boland, Walter Kingsford, Minor Watson and Adrian Morris. The film was released on September 28, 1934, by Paramount Pictures.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alexander Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-hall)
- **Screenplay:** [Virginia Van Upp](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-van-upp), [Stephen Morehouse Avery](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-morehouse-avery), [J. P. McEvoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-p-mcevoy)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Heinz Eric Roemheld](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-eric-roemheld)
- **Producer:** [Arthur Hornblow, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-hornblow-jr)
- **Director of Photography:** [Karl Struss](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-struss)
- **Editor:** [James Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-smith-2)

## Cast

- [Charles Ruggles](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-ruggles)
- [Irving Bacon](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-bacon)
- [Joan Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-bennett)
- [Adrian Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-morris)
- [Duke York](https://cinepixo.com/people/duke-york)
- [Francis Lederer](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-lederer)
- [Spencer Charters](https://cinepixo.com/people/spencer-charters)
- [Holmes Herbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/holmes-herbert)
- [Mary Boland](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-boland)
- [Barbara Barondess](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-barondess)
- [Jules Cowles](https://cinepixo.com/people/jules-cowles)
- [Walter Kingsford](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-kingsford)
- [Minor Watson](https://cinepixo.com/people/minor-watson)
- [Edward Peil](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-peil)

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