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Only Yesterday

(1933, 1h 48min, NR)
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(1933, 1h 48min, NR)No Rating

Only Yesterday

(1933, 1h 48min, NR)

(1933, 1h 48min, NR)
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Genre

Romance, Drama, Old movies

Synopsis

Distantly related to Frederick Lewis Allen's non-fiction book of the same name, Only Yesterday uses fictional characters to trace the years between 1917 and 1929. Wealthy New Yorker John Boles recalls a long-ago affair with southern belle Margaret Sullavan. She gave birth to his child without ever naming the father, then moved to New York herself and set up a dress shop. As the stock-market crash of 1929 wipes out his life savings, Boles becomes remorseful over how he's forgotten Sullavan, who is now dying. He acknowledges that he is the father of her child, and promises to make a good life for the boy despite his dire financial situation. Only Yesterday opens with a remarkable montage sequence showing the devastating effects of the Depression; after that, it never quite gains momentum despite the superb performance of Margaret Sullavan (in her film debut).

Cast

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Margaret Sullavan

Mary Lane

Margaret Sullavan

John Boles

James Stanton "Jim" Emerson

John Boles

Jimmy Butler

Jim Jr.

Jimmy Butler

Edna May Oliver

Leona

Edna May Oliver

Billie Burke

Julia Warren

Billie Burke

Reginald Denny

Bob

Reginald Denny

Benita Hume

Phyllis Emerson

Benita Hume

George Meeker

Dave Reynolds

George Meeker

June Clyde

Deborah

June Clyde

Noel Francis

Letitia

Noel Francis

Marie Prevost

Amy (Uncredited)

Marie Prevost

Geneva Mitchell

Patty

Geneva Mitchell

Bramwell Fletcher

Scott Hughes

Bramwell Fletcher

Oscar Apfel

Mr. Lane

Oscar Apfel

Jane Darwell

Mrs. Lane

Jane Darwell

Tom Conlon

Bob Lane

Tom Conlon

Berton Churchill

Goodheart (Uncredited)

Berton Churchill

Robert McWade

Harvey Miles

Robert McWade

Onslow Stevens

Barnard

Onslow Stevens

Franklin Pangborn

Tom (Uncredited)

Franklin Pangborn

Walter Catlett

Barnes (Uncredited)

Walter Catlett

Jay Whidden

Orchestra Leader

Jay Whidden

Adrienne Marden

Helen (Uncredited)

Adrienne Marden

Leon Ames

Lee (Uncredited)

Leon Ames

Barry Norton

Jerry (Uncredited)

Barry Norton

Louise Beavers

Abby, the Emerson's Maid

Louise Beavers

Arthur Hoyt

Burton (Uncredited)

Arthur Hoyt

Natalie Moorhead

Lucy (Uncredited)

Natalie Moorhead

Betty Blythe

Mrs. Vincent (Uncredited)

Betty Blythe

Joyce Compton

Margot (Uncredited)

Joyce Compton

Sheila Bromley

May (Uncredited)

Sheila Bromley

Marion Byron

Grace (Uncredited)

Marion Byron

Grady Sutton

Charlie Smith (Uncredited)

Grady Sutton

Dorothy Christy

Rena (Uncredited)

Dorothy Christy

Ruth Clifford

Eleanor (Uncredited)

Ruth Clifford

Dorothy Grainger

Sally

Dorothy Grainger

Tommy Conlon

Bob Lane (Uncredited)

Tommy Conlon

Herbert Corthell

Preston (Uncredited)

Herbert Corthell

Warren Stokes

O.O. McIntyre (Uncredited)

Warren Stokes

Julia Faye

Julia Faye

James Flavin

Billy (Uncredited)

James Flavin

Crauford Kent

Graves, Party Guest

Crauford Kent

Vivien Oakland

Ethel (Uncredited)

Vivien Oakland

Jeanne Hart

Betty (Uncredited)

Jeanne Hart

Bert Roach

Rex, Party Guest

Bert Roach

Robert Ellis

Robert Ellis

Cissy Fitzgerald

Cissy Fitzgerald

Ferdinand Munier

Harper (Uncredited)

Ferdinand Munier

Leo White

New Year's Eve Reveler

Leo White

Hugh Enfield

Hugh Enfield

Mabel Marden

Helen

Mabel Marden

Edgar Norton

George (Uncredited)

Edgar Norton

Lucille Powers

Ruth (Uncredited)

Lucille Powers

Gay Seabrook

Toodie (Uncredited)

Gay Seabrook

Caryl Lincoln

Caryl Lincoln

Craig Reynolds

Hugh (Uncredited)

Craig Reynolds

Sidney Bracy

Second Butler

Sidney Bracy

Jean Darling

Jean Darling

Julie Carter

Julie Carter

Frank Beal

Frank Beal

Lita Chevret

Lita Chevret

Mary Doran

Mary Doran

Alphonse Martell

Headwaiter (Uncredited)

Alphonse Martell

Dick Winslow

Dick Winslow

Sam McDaniel

Red Cap Porter (Uncredited)

Sam McDaniel

Matt McHugh

Matt McHugh

Sammy Cohen

Sammy Cohen

Lafe McKee

Father at Train Station (Uncredited)

Lafe McKee

Norma Drew

Norma Drew

Jeanne Sorel

Lesbian (Uncredited)

Jeanne Sorel

Larry Steers

Parade Onlooker (Uncredited)

Larry Steers

James Donlan

James Donlan

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Wall Street Bootblack (Uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Otto Hoffman

Otto Hoffman

William H. O'Brien

Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

Harvey Clark

Harvey Clark

Ben Bard

Ben Bard

Florence Lake

One of Jim's Friends (Uncredited)

Florence Lake

Creighton Hale

Creighton Hale

Natalie Kingston

Natalie Kingston

Richard Tucker

One of Jim's Friends (Uncredited)

Richard Tucker

Dennis O'Keefe

New Year's Eve Reveler (Uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

King Baggot

King Baggot

William Davidson

William Davidson

Bill Elliott

New Year's Eve Reveler (Uncredited)

Bill Elliott

Lloyd Whitlock

Lloyd Whitlock

Maidel Turner

Party Guest (Uncredited)

Maidel Turner

Virginia Howell

Virginia Howell

Jason Robards Sr.

Investor (Uncredited)

Jason Robards Sr.

Bert Moorhouse

Party Guest (Uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Robert Bolder

Robert Bolder

Jerry Frank

Party Guest (Uncredited)

Jerry Frank

Lynn Cowan

Lynn Cowan

Churchill Ross

Party Guest (Uncredited)

Churchill Ross

Edmund Breese

Investor (Uncredited)

Edmund Breese

George Irving

George Irving

Eddie Kane

Investor (Uncredited)

Eddie Kane

Huntley Gordon

Investor (Uncredited)

Huntley Gordon

George Hackathorne

George Hackathorne

Eleanor Jackson

Eleanor Jackson

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