The World Moves On
The World Moves On is a 1934 American drama film directed by John Ford and starring Madeleine Carroll and Franchot Tone. It was the first Hollywood code approved film.
Plot
In 1825, 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 I and the years that follow, to test the businesses.
Cast
- Adolf Hitler
- Alphonse Martell
- André Cheron
- Barry Norton
- Benito Mussolini
- Brooks Benedict
- Claude King
- Colin Kenny
- Dudley Digges
- Edmund Mortimer
- Emmett King
- Franchot Tone
- Francis Ford
- Frank Reicher
- George Irving
- Harry Tenbrook
- Ivan Simpson
- Jack Chefe
- Jack Pennick
- Louise Dresser
- Lumsden Hare
- Madeleine Carroll
- Marcelle Corday
- Mary Gordon
- Pierre Couderc
- Raul Roulien
- Reginald Denny
- Russell Simpson
- Sig Ruman
- Stepin Fetchit
- Torben Meyer
- Walter McGrail
- William Worthington
- Winter Hall
More details
| author | James Gleason Reginald Berkeley William Conselman |
|---|---|
| director | John Ford |
| editor | Paul Weatherwax |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | napoleonic wars prussia world war i |
| producer | Winfield R. Sheehan |
| publisher | Fox Film |