The World Moves On
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The World Moves On John Ford . Two families, cotton merchants in England and America, with branches in France and Prussia swear to stand by each other in a belief that a great business firmly established in four countries will be able to withstand even such another calamity as the Napoleonic Wars from which Europe is slowly recovering. Then many years later, along comes World War One and the years that follow, to test the businesses.
The following weapons were used in the film The World Moves On :
Handguns Flintlock Pistol Richard Girard (Franchot Tone ) and a Duallist (Walter McGrail ) use Flintlock Pistols in 1825.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chamelot-Delvigne Mle. 1873 (blued) - 11x17.8mmR. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rifles Berthier Mle. 1907/15 The war scenes directed by John Ford contain Berthier Mle 1907-15 rifles that are used by Richard, Henri Girard (Raul Roulien ) and Dixie (Stepin Fetchit ).
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