A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relationships.
Cast
Freddie Bartholomew
David Copperfield as a Boy
Frank Lawton
David Copperfield as a Man
Edna May Oliver
Aunt Betsey Trotwood
Jessie Ralph
Clara Peggotty
Madge Evans
Agnes Wickfield as a Woman
Maureen O'Sullivan
Dora Spenlow
Elizabeth Allan
Clara Copperfield
Harry Beresford
Dr. Chillip
Hugh Walpole
The Vicar
Basil Rathbone
Mr. Edward Murdstone
Herbert Mundin
Barkis
John Buckler
Ham Peggotty
Fay Chaldecott
Little Em'ly as a Girl
Una O'Connor
Mrs. Gummidge
Lionel Barrymore
Dan Peggotty
Violet Kemble Cooper
Jane Murdstone
Elsa Lanchester
Clickett
W.C. Fields
Wilkins Micawber
Jean Cadell
Emma Micawber
Lennox Pawle
Mr. Dick
Renee Gadd
Janet
Roland Young
Uriah Heep
Lewis Stone
Mr. Wickfield
Marilyn Knowlden
Agnes Wickfield as a Girl
Hugh Williams
James Steerforth
Florine McKinney
Little Em'ly as a Woman
Ivan F. Simpson
Littimer
Mabel Colcord
Mary Ann
Lionel Belmore
Old Bailey Warden (uncredited)
E. E. Clive
Sheriff's Man (uncredited)
Arthur Treacher
Donkey Man (uncredited)
Crew
George Cukor
Director
Hugh Walpole
Adaptation
Howard Estabrook
Screenplay
Charles Dickens
Novel
Robert Kern
Editor
Oliver T. Marsh
Director of Photography
David O. Selznick
Producer
Dolly Tree
Costume Design
Douglas Shearer
Sound Director
Slavko Vorkapich
Special Effects
Herbert Stothart
Original Music Composer
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
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