The World Moves On

The World Moves On

1934
1h 44m
5.6

5.6/10

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

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Fox Film Corporation
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
German French English

Quick Facts

Release Date June 27, 1934
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0026008

Cast

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)

Key Crew

John Ford
Director
Reginald Berkeley
Screenplay