The World Changes (1933)
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.
Director:
Mervyn LeRoy
Writer:
Edward Chodorov
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Paul Muni as Orin Nordholm Jr. |
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Aline MacMahon as Anna Nordholm |
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Mary Astor as Virginia Claffin Nordholm |
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Donald Cook as Richard Nordholm |
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Jean Muir as Selma Peterson / Granddaughter Selma |
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Guy Kibbee as James Claffin |
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Mickey Rooney as Otto Peterson as a Child |
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Patricia Ellis as Natalie Clifton Nordholm |
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Theodore Newton as Paul Nordholm |
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Margaret Lindsay as Jennifer Nordholm |
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Gordon Westcott as John Nordholm |
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Henry O'Neill as Orin Nordholm Sr. |
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William Janney as Orin Nordholm III |
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Douglass Dumbrille as Buffalo Bill Cody |
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Alan Mowbray as Sir Philip Ivor |
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Sidney Toler as Mr. Hodgens |
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Anna Q. Nilsson as Mrs. Peterson |
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Arthur Hohl as Mr. Patten |
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Alan Dinehart as Ogden Jarrett |
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Oscar Apfel as Mr. Morley, a Banker |
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Wallis Clark as Mr. Freddie McCord, a Clerk |
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Clay Clement as Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer |
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William Burress as Mr. Krauss, a Banker |
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Marjorie Gateson as Mrs. Clinton |
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James Bush as Orin III's Roommate (uncredited) |
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George Chandler as Piano Player (uncredited) |
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Philip Faversham as Nordholm's Clerk (uncredited) |
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John Elliott as A Banker (uncredited) |
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Mary Gordon as Lady at Party (uncredited) |
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Eddie Graham as Steamship Clerk (uncredited) |
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Harrison Greene as Man Who Yells 'Texas Longhorns' (uncredited) |
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Howard Hickman as Doctor (uncredited) |
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Samuel S. Hinds as A Banker (uncredited) |
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Milton Kibbee as Organist at Wedding (uncredited) |
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Marilyn Knowlden as Young Selma (uncredited) |
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Wallace MacDonald as Sir Phillip's Best Man (uncredited) |
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Robert McKenzie as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Lew Meehan as Trooper (uncredited) |
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Charles Middleton as Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok (uncredited) |
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Dave O'Brien as Otto Peterson (uncredited) |
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Richard Powell as Farm Worker for Anna (uncredited) |
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Richard Quine as Young Richard (uncredited) |
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Cliff Saum as Mr. Ferguson (uncredited) |
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Jackie Searl as Young John (uncredited) |
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Larry Steers as Tourist (uncredited) |
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Sidney Toler as Mr. Hodgens, a Banker (uncredited) |
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Walter Walker as Doctor (uncredited) |
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Leo White as Panicked Investor (uncredited) |
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Eric Wilton as Richard's Butler (uncredited) |
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Pat Wing as Richard Nordholm's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Harry Woods as Sam (uncredited) |
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Tammany Young as Tour Guide (uncredited) |
| Directing | Mervyn LeRoy | Director |
| Writing | Edward Chodorov | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sheridan Gibney | Story |
| Production | Robert Lord | Producer |
| Production | Edward Chodorov | Producer |
| Art | Jack Okey | Art Direction |
| Editing | William Holmes | Editor |
| Sound | Bernhard Kaun | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Tony Gaudio | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Earl Luick | Costume Design |
| Art | Robert M. Haas | Art Direction |
| Camera | Homer Van Pelt | Still Photographer |
| Production | Maxwell Arnow | Casting Director |
| Production | William Forsyth | Casting Assistant |
| Camera | L. De Angelis | Assistant Camera |