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The World Moves On

The World Moves On (1934)

1h 44m | PG-13

⭐ 5.633 / 10

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.

Director: John Ford

Studio: Fox Film Corporation

Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War

Video: 720p

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Cast

Madeleine Carroll

Madeleine Carroll

as Mrs. Warburton, 1825 / Mary Warburton Girard, 1914

Franchot Tone

Franchot Tone

as Richard Girard - 1825 / Richard Girard - 1914

Reginald Denny

Reginald Denny

as Erik von Gerhardt

Sig Ruman

Sig Ruman

as Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)

Louise Dresser

Louise Dresser

as Baroness von Gerhardt

Raul Roulien

Raul Roulien

as Carlos Girard (1825) / Henri Girard (1914)