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The World Moves On poster
C
Average
MASTER SCORE 50.5 / 100
1934·Drama / History / Romance·1h 44m

THE WORLD MOVES ON

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

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.

Above the Line
John Ford·DirectorReginald Berkeley·ScreenplayReginald Berkeley·Story
Cast
Madeleine Carroll·Mrs. Warburton, 1825 / Mary Warburton Girard, 1914Franchot Tone·Richard Girard - 1825 / Richard Girard - 1914Reginald Denny·Erik von GerhardtSig Ruman·Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)Louise Dresser·Baroness von GerhardtRaul Roulien·Carlos Girard (1825) / Henri Girard (1914)Stepin Fetchit·DixieLumsden Hare·Gabriel Warburton (1825) / Sir John Warburton (1914)Dudley Digges·Mr. ManningFrank Melton·John Girard (1825)
Full Crew
(3 credits)
Directing· 1
John Ford·Director
Writing· 2
Reginald Berkeley·ScreenplayReginald Berkeley·Story
By the Numbers
50.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.0
OF 10
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Romantic, Dramatic
Composition
Split
Era
1930s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“A vintage-style movie poster features a man and a woman in an embrace, about to kiss, against a backdrop of an orange sky with a large, dark, mushroom cloud-lik”

romancedrama
Key Elements
Mushroom Cloud
Atmosphere
Vibrant, Warm
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
8/10
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