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.
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.
Top Cast
Madeleine Carroll
Character: Mrs. Warburton, 1825 / Mary Warburton Girard, 1914
Franchot Tone
Character: Richard Girard - 1825 / Richard Girard - 1914
Reginald Denny
Character: Erik von Gerhardt
Sig Ruman
Character: Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)
Louise Dresser
Character: Baroness von Gerhardt
Raul Roulien
Character: Carlos Girard (1825) / Henri Girard (1914)
Stepin Fetchit
Character: Dixie
Lumsden Hare
Character: Gabriel Warburton (1825) / Sir John Warburton (1914)
Dudley Digges
Character: Mr. Manning
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