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The World Changes

HUMAN! TOUCHING! DYNAMIC!
1933 | 91m | English

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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.
Release Date: Nov 25, 1933
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Writer: Sheridan Gibney, Edward Chodorov
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Keywords pre-code, rich snob, passage of time, ungrateful child
Production Companies First National Pictures
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Jan 19, 2026
Entered: Apr 29, 2024
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Name Character
Paul Muni Orin Nordholm Jr.
Aline MacMahon Anna Nordholm
Mary Astor Virginia Claffin Nordholm
Donald Cook Richard Nordholm
Jean Muir Selma Peterson / Granddaughter Selma
Guy Kibbee James Claffin
Mickey Rooney Otto Peterson as a Child
Patricia Ellis Natalie Clifton Nordholm
Theodore Newton Paul Nordholm
Margaret Lindsay Jennifer Nordholm
Gordon Westcott John Nordholm
Henry O'Neill Orin Nordholm Sr.
William Janney Orin Nordholm III
Douglass Dumbrille Buffalo Bill Cody
Alan Mowbray Sir Philip Ivor
Sidney Toler Mr. Hodgens
Anna Q. Nilsson Mrs. Peterson
Arthur Hohl Mr. Patten
Alan Dinehart Ogden Jarrett
Oscar Apfel Mr. Morley, a Banker
Wallis Clark Mr. Freddie McCord, a Clerk
Clay Clement Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer
William Burress Mr. Krauss, a Banker
Marjorie Gateson Mrs. Clinton
James Bush Orin III's Roommate (uncredited)
George Chandler Piano Player (uncredited)
Philip Faversham Nordholm's Clerk (uncredited)
John Elliott A Banker (uncredited)
Mary Gordon Lady at Party (uncredited)
Eddie Graham Steamship Clerk (uncredited)
Harrison Greene Man Who Yells 'Texas Longhorns' (uncredited)
Howard Hickman Doctor (uncredited)
Samuel S. Hinds A Banker (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee Organist at Wedding (uncredited)
Marilyn Knowlden Young Selma (uncredited)
Wallace MacDonald Sir Phillip's Best Man (uncredited)
Robert McKenzie Townsman (uncredited)
Lew Meehan Trooper (uncredited)
Charles Middleton Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok (uncredited)
Dave O'Brien Otto Peterson (uncredited)
Richard Powell Farm Worker for Anna (uncredited)
Richard Quine Young Richard (uncredited)
Cliff Saum Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)
Jackie Searl Young John (uncredited)
Larry Steers Tourist (uncredited)
Sidney Toler Mr. Hodgens, a Banker (uncredited)
Walter Walker Doctor (uncredited)
Leo White Panicked Investor (uncredited)
Eric Wilton Richard's Butler (uncredited)
Pat Wing Richard Nordholm's Secretary (uncredited)
Harry Woods Sam (uncredited)
Tammany Young Tour Guide (uncredited)
Name Job
Mervyn LeRoy Director
Sheridan Gibney Story
Edward Chodorov Screenplay
William Holmes Editor
Robert M. Haas Art Direction
Bernhard Kaun Original Music Composer
Jack Okey Art Direction
Earl Luick Costume Design
Homer Van Pelt Still Photographer
Maxwell Arnow Casting Director
William Forsyth Casting Assistant
L. De Angelis Assistant Camera
Tony Gaudio Director of Photography
Name Title
Robert Lord Producer
Edward Chodorov Producer
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