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The World Moves On

The World Moves On

★ 5.9/10•1934•1h 44m•NR•Drama•History•Romance

THE LOVE STORY OF A CENTURY THEIR love IS YOUR LOVE THEIR fear IS YOUR FEAR THEIR hope IS YOUR HOPE

Two families, cotton merchants in England and America, with branches in France and Prussia swear to stand by each other in a belief that a great business firmly established in four countries will be able to withstand even such another calamity as the Napoleonic Wars from which Europe is slowly recovering. Then many years later, along comes World War One and the years that follow, to test the businesses.

John Ford · Director

Reginald Berkeley · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 44m
LanguageEN
Release DateJun 27, 1934

Actors

Madeleine Carroll

Madeleine Carroll

Mrs. Warburton, 1825 / Mary Warburton Girard, 1914

Franchot Tone

Franchot Tone

Richard Girard - 1825 / Richard Girard - 1914

Reginald Denny

Reginald Denny

Erik von Gerhardt

Sig Ruman

Sig Ruman

Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)

Louise Dresser

Louise Dresser

Baroness von Gerhardt

Raul Roulien

Raul Roulien

Carlos Girard (1825) / Henri Girard (1914)

Stepin Fetchit

Stepin Fetchit

Dixie

Lumsden Hare

Lumsden Hare

Gabriel Warburton (1825) / Sir John Warburton (1914)

Dudley Digges

Dudley Digges

Mr. Manning

Frank Melton

Frank Melton

John Girard (1825)

Brenda Fowler

Brenda Fowler

Madame Agnes Girard (1825)

Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

Notary (1825)

Walter McGrail

Walter McGrail

The Duallist (1825)

Marcelle Corday

Marcelle Corday

Madame Girard II (1914)

Charles Bastin

Jacques Girard, the Boy (1914)

Barry Norton

Barry Norton

Jacques Girard (1924)

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