The World Moves On

Jun 27, 1934

1h 44m

★ 5.6

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.

Genres

Drama

History

Romance

War

Production Companies

Fox Film Corporation

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Cast

Mrs. Warburton, 1825 / Mary Warburton Girard, 1914

Madeleine Carroll

Richard Girard - 1825 / Richard Girard - 1914

Franchot Tone

Erik von Gerhardt

Reginald Denny

Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)

Sig Ruman

Baroness von Gerhardt

Louise Dresser

Carlos Girard (1825) / Henri Girard (1914)

Raul Roulien

Dixie

Stepin Fetchit

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

Lumsden Hare

Mr. Manning

Dudley Digges

John Girard (1825)

Frank Melton

Madame Agnes Girard (1825)

Brenda Fowler

Notary (1825)

Russell Simpson

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