Summary
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.
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Cast
Diana Wynyard
Jane Marryot
Clive Brook
Robert Marryot
Una O'Connor
Ellen Bridges
Herbert Mundin
Alfred Bridges
Beryl Mercer
Cook
Irene Browne
Margaret Harris
Tempe Pigott
Mrs. Snapper
Merle Tottenham
Annie
Frank Lawton
Joe Marryot
Ursula Jeans
Fanny Bridges
Margaret Lindsay
Edith Harris
John Warburton
Edward Marryot
Billy Bevan
George Grainger
Douglas Scott
Master Joey
Bonita Granville
Young Fanny
Betty Grable
Girl on Couch
Desmond Roberts
Ronnie James
Lionel Belmore
Uncle George (uncredited)
Ted Billings
Newspaper Peddler (uncredited)
Howard Davies
Agitator (uncredited)
Kay Deslys
Barmaid (uncredited)
Mary Forbes
Duchess of Churt (uncredited)
Betty Grable
Blonde Girl on Couch (uncredited)
Lawrence Grant
Man at Microphone (uncredited)
Winter Hall
Minister on the Pulpit (uncredited)
Brandon Hurst
Gilbert & Sullivan Actor (uncredited)
Claude King
Speaker (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Doctor on Street (uncredited)
Wilfrid North
Man Talking to Colonel (uncredited)
Helen Parrish
Screaming Girl (uncredited)
Tom Ricketts
Waiter (uncredited)
C. Montague Shaw
Major Domo (uncredited)
Yorke Sherwood
Cabby (uncredited)
Pat Somerset
Ringsider (uncredited)
Will Stanton
Tommy Jolly (uncredited)
Mary Stewart
Dancer/Singer (uncredited)
David Torrence
Man at Disarmament Conference (uncredited)
Douglas Walton
Soldier Friend of Joe (uncredited)