Overview
A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 is seen through the eyes of well-to-do Londoners Jane and Robert Marryot. Amongst events touching their family are the Boer War, the death of Queen Victoria, the sinking of the Titanic, and the Great War.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won 4 awards, including the Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director (1934)
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress
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Box office
Grossed $7.63M worldwide, about 6.5 times its $1.18M budget
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Setting
Set in London
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Ernest Palmer
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Noël CowardScreenplay, Novel, Writer
- Reginald BerkeleyScreenplay, Writer
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 8, 1933
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $1.2M
- Revenue
- $7.6M
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cast
Diana WynyardJane Marryot
Clive BrookRobert Marryot
Una O'ConnorEllen Bridges
Herbert MundinAlfred Bridges
Beryl MercerCook
Irene BrowneMargaret Harris
Tempe PigottMrs. Snapper
Merle TottenhamAnnie
Frank LawtonJoe Marryot
Ursula JeansFanny Bridges
Margaret LindsayEdith Harris
John WarburtonEdward Marryot
Billy BevanGeorge Grainger- Dickie HendersonMaster Edwards
Douglas ScottMaster Joey
Bonita GranvilleYoung Fanny
Betty GrableGirl on Couch
Desmond RobertsRonnie James
Harry AllenBusker (uncredited)
Frank AtkinsonUncle Dick (uncredited)
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