The World Changes

The World Changes

HUMAN! TOUCHING! DYNAMIC!

1933 · 91 min · ★ 4.8 · Drama

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.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · Written by Edward Chodorov

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