The Pursuit of Happiness

Year: 1934

Runtime: 75 mins

Language: English

Director: Alexander Hall

RomanceHistoryComedy

Lederer, a Hessian mercenary fighting for the British, abandons his regiment and joins the Continental forces during the American Revolution. He falls for a young Yankee woman, but a jealous local militia captain torments him while he is held as a prisoner of war.

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