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.
Diana Wynyard
as Jane Marryot
Clive Brook
as Robert Marryot
Una O'Connor
as Ellen Bridges
Herbert Mundin
as Alfred Bridges
Beryl Mercer
as Cook
Irene Browne
as Margaret Harris
Tempe Pigott
as Mrs. Snapper
Merle Tottenham
as Annie
Frank Lawton
as Joe Marryot
Ursula Jeans
as Fanny Bridges
Margaret Lindsay
as Edith Harris
John Warburton
as Edward Marryot
