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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
− | |name = The World Moves On | + | |name=''The World Moves On'' |
− | |picture = TheWorldMovesOn1934Cover.jpg | + | |picture=TheWorldMovesOn1934Cover.jpg |
− | |caption = ''Movie Poster'' | + | |caption=''Movie Poster'' |
− | |country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States | + | |country=[[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States |
− | |director = [[John Ford]] | + | |director=[[John Ford]] |
− | |date= June 28, 1934 | + | |date=June 28, 1934 |
− | |language = English<br | + | |language=English<br>French<br>German |
|studio=Fox Film Corporation | |studio=Fox Film Corporation | ||
|distributor=Fox Film Corporation | |distributor=Fox Film Corporation | ||
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'''''The World Moves On''''' is a 1934 movie directed by [[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 World Moves On''''' is a 1934 movie directed by [[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. | ||
− | {{Film Title | + | {{Film Title}} |
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==Flintlock Pistol== | ==Flintlock Pistol== | ||
− | Richard Girard ([[Franchot Tone]]) and a Duallist ( | + | Richard Girard ([[Franchot Tone]]) and a Duallist (Walter McGrail) use [[Flintlock Pistol]]s in 1825. |
− | [[ | + | [[File:MLE.1822.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Belgian E.I.C. - .69 cal; for comparison]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Duel1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Duel1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Both counterparties hold up their pistol.]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Duel2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Duel2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Once the signal to aim is given, they are waiting to shoot.]] |
==MAS Mle. 1892== | ==MAS Mle. 1892== | ||
− | A French officer is briefly seen with an [[Mle 1892 Revolver]]. | + | A French officer in a trench (André Cheron) is briefly seen with an [[Mle 1892 Revolver]]. |
− | [[ | + | [[File:Mle 1892.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Revolver d'ordonnance modèle 1892 - 8x27mmSR]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-MAS1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-MAS1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The officer and two of his men stare tensely at the wristwatch.]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-MAS2.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-MAS2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|'''''"En avant!"'''''<br>The time has come to go over the top.]] |
==Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873== | ==Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873== | ||
Another French officer is armed with a [[Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873]]. | Another French officer is armed with a [[Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873]]. | ||
− | [[File:Chamelot-Delvigne-Model-1873B.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Chamelot-Delvigne Mle. 1873 | + | [[File:Chamelot-Delvigne-Model-1873B.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Chamelot-Delvigne Mle. 1873 - 11x17.8mmR]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-FrenchRevolver1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-FrenchRevolver1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The soldier taking cover on the ground left. Although the gun is blurry and farther away, you can tell it is a Chamelot-Delvigne because this scene is from the French movie.]] |
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==Berthier Mle. 1907/15== | ==Berthier Mle. 1907/15== | ||
− | The war scenes directed by John Ford contain [[Berthier Mle 1907 | + | 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). This rifle is first seen in 1914 when the war broke out which is an anachronism. |
− | [[Image:Fusil Mle 1907-15.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Berthier | + | [[Image:Fusil Mle 1907-15.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Fusil Berthier Modèle 1907/15 - 8x50mmR Lebel]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Berthier1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Berthier1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A conscript with his rifle get asked by Henri and Richard what is going on.]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Berthier2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Berthier2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The man makes his way to serve the republic.]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Berthier3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Berthier3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Henri and Richard, now in the French army, and other soldiers marching to the front. At least, the uniforms match the time period.]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Berthier4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Berthier4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Later in the war, Richard sets himself up for attack. As the war has already progressed, the M1915 Adrian helmet is the standard headgear.]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Berthier5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Berthier5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dixie, afraid of the impending attack, tries to affix his "Rosaline" bayonet.]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Berthier6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Berthier6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|French soldier during the first attack, fighting with Berthier rifles.]] |
− | ==Lebel 1886== | + | ==Lebel Mle. 1886== |
Since this movie contains many fight scenes reused from the French 1932 movie ''[[Wooden Crosses]]'', other French soldiers can be seen with [[Lebel 1886]] rifles which are not used by characters of Ford's movie. | Since this movie contains many fight scenes reused from the French 1932 movie ''[[Wooden Crosses]]'', other French soldiers can be seen with [[Lebel 1886]] rifles which are not used by characters of Ford's movie. | ||
− | [[File:Modele1886Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lebel | + | [[File:Modele1886Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lebel Fusil d'Infantrie Modèle 1886 - 8x50mmR Lebel]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Lebel1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Lebel1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two soldiers aiming their rifle behind cover.]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Lebel2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Lebel2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another wave of soldiers start moving forward.]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Lebel3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Lebel3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A French soldier dies while holding his Lebel on the cemetery.]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Lebel4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Lebel4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The French army performing a victory parade.]] |
==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ||
German soldiers are armed with [[Gewehr 1898]]s. | German soldiers are armed with [[Gewehr 1898]]s. | ||
− | [[ | + | [[File:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-MauserGewehr1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|''Oberst'' (Colonel) ([[Hans Joby]])]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-MauserGewehr1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A runner gives ''Oberst'' (Colonel) ([[Hans Joby]]) a massage.]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-MauserGewehr2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-MauserGewehr2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Gew. 98 seen in a hospital's mirror.]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-MauserGewehr3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-MauserGewehr3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The same MP officer stands in front of Richard's bed.]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-MauserGewehr4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-MauserGewehr4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|''"Armistice. They can't be much fun for the losers."''<br>Homecoming German soldiers crossing a town, after the 1918 armistice.]] |
==Mauser Karabiner 98AZ== | ==Mauser Karabiner 98AZ== | ||
Also, the scene with the [[Karabiner 98AZ]] of the German sniper team in the village is taken from the 1932 French movie. | Also, the scene with the [[Karabiner 98AZ]] of the German sniper team in the village is taken from the 1932 French movie. | ||
− | [[ | + | [[File:Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Karabiner 98AZ - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Kar1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Kar1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The sniper fires his carbine (this time) at Dixie. Note the side-mounted sling swivel.]] |
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
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==Maxim MG 08== | ==Maxim MG 08== | ||
[[Maxim MG08]]s are used by German soldiers. | [[Maxim MG08]]s are used by German soldiers. | ||
− | [[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim | + | [[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG 08 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Maxim1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Maxim1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers operate a Maxim gun from ruins.]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Maxim2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Maxim2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A close-up of the working machine gun.]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Maxim3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Maxim3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Maxim being transported by soldiers.]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Maxim4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Maxim4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another Maxim is used to suppress encircled French soldiers.]] |
− | ==Hotchkiss | + | ==Hotchkiss Mle. 1914== |
− | French | + | Some French infantrymen can be seen transporting [[Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun]]s across the battlefield. These scenes were also not shot by Ford. |
− | [[File:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | + | [[File:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Hotchkiss Modèle 1914 - 8x50mmR Lebel]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Hotchkiss1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Hotchkiss1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier carries the Hotchkiss over his shoulder.]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Hotchkiss2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Hotchkiss2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The tripod is carried by another soldier.]] |
==Browning MG== | ==Browning MG== | ||
An unknown, possibly an early variant of the [[Browning M1919]] is used by French soldiers. | An unknown, possibly an early variant of the [[Browning M1919]] is used by French soldiers. | ||
[[File:M1919A4 early model.jpg|thumb|none|400px|For comparison: Browning M1919A4, early model with slotted barrel shroud - .30-06 Springfield]] | [[File:M1919A4 early model.jpg|thumb|none|400px|For comparison: Browning M1919A4, early model with slotted barrel shroud - .30-06 Springfield]] | ||
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Browning1.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Browning1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|''"La mitrailleuse est-elle prête?"''<br>An officer ask his soldiers if the machine gun is ready.]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Browning2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Browning2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A clover view of the rear part with the pistol grip and tripod.]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Browning3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Browning3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Firing the machine gun.]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Browning4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Browning4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Moments before the MG position is blown up, the soldiers turned into dolls.]] |
=Hand Grenades= | =Hand Grenades= | ||
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==Unknown Grenades== | ==Unknown Grenades== | ||
Unknown types of grenades are used by French soldiers. | Unknown types of grenades are used by French soldiers. | ||
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Grenade1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Grenade1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Richard primes a grenade.]] |
− | == | + | ==Stielhandgranate== |
− | + | The same Stielhandgranate from the French movie is seen. | |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Stickgrenade1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Stickgrenade1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German soldier holds his stick grenade.]] |
=Other= | =Other= | ||
− | == | + | ==4.7-inch M1906 Field Gun== |
− | An | + | An American M1906 Field Gun is seen twice towed by horses. It could stand for a French Canon de 155mm C mle. 1915 Saint-Chamond howitzer. |
[[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Howitzer1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Howitzer1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Howitzer2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-Howitzer2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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==Canon de 155mm GPF== | ==Canon de 155mm GPF== | ||
− | [[ | + | [[File:French-Canon-de-155mm-GPF-1917.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Canon de 155 Grande Puissance Filloux (GPF) - 155mm]] |
[[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-GPF1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-GPF1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
− | ==Canon de | + | ==Canon de 75mm mle. 1897== |
− | [[File:Canon-75-mm-MLE-1897-No-15932.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Canon | + | [[File:Canon-75-mm-MLE-1897-No-15932.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Canon 75 mm modèle 1897 - 75x350mmR]] |
[[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-canonde75-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-canonde75-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-canonde75-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-canonde75-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
− | ==Canon de | + | ==Canon de 155mm C, mle 1917 Schneider== |
− | [[File:155mm m1917 Schneider Hameenlinna 1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Canon | + | [[File:155mm m1917 Schneider Hameenlinna 1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Canon de 155 mm court Schneider - 155 millimetres (6.1 in)]] |
[[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-canonschneider1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-canonschneider1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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==Parades== | ==Parades== | ||
− | After Mary' | + | After Mary ([[Madeleine Carroll]]) said ''"Are you dare to tell me the world is preparing for another war?"'', military parades of Germany, Italy, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, Japan, France, and the United States are shown. |
[[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-ParadeCarcano1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-ParadeCarcano1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-ParadeCarcano2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|[[Carcano Rifle]].]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-ParadeCarcano2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Italian soldiers marching with [[Carcano Rifle]]s.]] |
[[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-ParadeArisaka1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-ParadeArisaka1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-ParadeArisaka2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|[[Arisaka Type 38]].]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-ParadeArisaka2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|[[Arisaka Type 38]]s are carried by Japanese soldiers.]] |
[[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-ParadeBerthier1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-ParadeBerthier1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-ParadeBerthier2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|[[Berthier Mle 1916]].]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-ParadeBerthier2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|French infantry is seen with [[Berthier Mle 1916]] carbines.]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-ParadeMosin1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|[[Mosin Nagant M91/30]].]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-ParadeMosin1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Soviet parade on the Red Square in Moscow shows soldiers with [[Mosin Nagant M91/30]].]] |
− | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-ParadeRMaxim1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|[[Maxim M1910]].]] | + | [[File:TheWorldMovesOn1934-ParadeRMaxim1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|[[Maxim M1910]]s on horse mountings.]] |
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The World Moves On is a 1934 movie directed by 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.
MAS Mle. 1892
A French officer in a trench (André Cheron) is briefly seen with an Mle 1892 Revolver.
Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873
Another French officer is armed with a Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873.
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). This rifle is first seen in 1914 when the war broke out which is an anachronism.
Lebel Mle. 1886
Since this movie contains many fight scenes reused from the French 1932 movie Wooden Crosses, other French soldiers can be seen with Lebel 1886 rifles which are not used by characters of Ford's movie.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
German soldiers are armed with Gewehr 1898s.
Mauser Karabiner 98AZ
Also, the scene with the Karabiner 98AZ of the German sniper team in the village is taken from the 1932 French movie.
Machine Guns
Maxim MG 08
Maxim MG08s are used by German soldiers.
Hotchkiss Mle. 1914
Some French infantrymen can be seen transporting Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Guns across the battlefield. These scenes were also not shot by Ford.
Browning MG
An unknown, possibly an early variant of the Browning M1919 is used by French soldiers.
Hand Grenades
Unknown Grenades
Unknown types of grenades are used by French soldiers.
Stielhandgranate
The same Stielhandgranate from the French movie is seen.
Other
4.7-inch M1906 Field Gun
An American M1906 Field Gun is seen twice towed by horses. It could stand for a French Canon de 155mm C mle. 1915 Saint-Chamond howitzer.
Canon de 155mm GPF
Canon de 75mm mle. 1897
Canon de 155mm C, mle 1917 Schneider
Trivia
Parades
After Mary (Madeleine Carroll) said "Are you dare to tell me the world is preparing for another war?", military parades of Germany, Italy, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, Japan, France, and the United States are shown.