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The World Moves On

5.919341h 44mNRMovieDramaHistoryRomance

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…

DirectorJohn Ford
WriterReginald Berkeley

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Cast · Directed by John Ford

MCMadeleine Carroll
Madeleine Carroll
Mrs. Warburton, 1825 / Mary Warburton Girard, 1914
FTFranchot Tone
Franchot Tone
Richard Girard - 1825 / Richard Girard - 1914
RDReginald Denny
Reginald Denny
Erik von Gerhardt
SRSig Ruman
Sig Ruman
Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)
LDLouise Dresser
Louise Dresser
Baroness von Gerhardt
RRRaul Roulien
Raul Roulien
Carlos Girard (1825) / Henri Girard (1914)
SFStepin Fetchit
Stepin Fetchit
Dixie
LHLumsden Hare
Lumsden Hare
Gabriel Warburton (1825) / Sir John Warburton (1914)
DDDudley Digges
Dudley Digges
Mr. Manning
FMFrank Melton
Frank Melton
John Girard (1825)
BFBrenda Fowler
Brenda Fowler
Madame Agnes Girard (1825)
RSRussell Simpson
Russell Simpson
Notary (1825)

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