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The World Changes
The World Changes

The World Changes

HUMAN! TOUCHING! DYNAMIC!

Genres

Drama

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Generational saga tracing the events in the lives of the midwest pioneering Nordholm family, as seen through the eyes of businessman Orin Nordholm Jr., who ages from a youth to an elderly grandfather.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

4.8/10

Release Date

25 November 1933

Country

United States of America

Cast

Paul Muni

Paul Muni

Orin Nordholm Jr.

Aline MacMahon

Aline MacMahon

Anna Nordholm

Mary Astor

Mary Astor

Virginia Claffin Nordholm

Donald Cook

Donald Cook

Richard Nordholm

Jean Muir

Jean Muir

Selma Peterson / Granddaughter Selma

Guy Kibbee

Guy Kibbee

James Claffin

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Otto Peterson as a Child

Patricia Ellis

Patricia Ellis

Natalie Clifton Nordholm

Theodore Newton

Theodore Newton

Paul Nordholm

Margaret Lindsay

Margaret Lindsay

Jennifer Nordholm

Gordon Westcott

Gordon Westcott

John Nordholm

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

Orin Nordholm Sr.

William Janney

William Janney

Orin Nordholm III

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Buffalo Bill Cody

Alan Mowbray

Alan Mowbray

Sir Philip Ivor

Sidney Toler

Sidney Toler

Mr. Hodgens

Anna Q. Nilsson

Anna Q. Nilsson

Mrs. Peterson

Arthur Hohl

Arthur Hohl

Mr. Patten

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