The World Changes
HUMAN! TOUCHING! DYNAMIC!
1933 | 91m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Mervyn LeRoy |
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| Writer: | Sheridan Gibney, Edward Chodorov |
| Staring: |
| 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 |
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| Director: | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Writer: | Sheridan Gibney, Edward Chodorov |
| Genres: | |
| 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 |
| 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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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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