Only Yesterday (1933)

7.1/10 105 min Drama Romance

Overview

On the back of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, a young businessman is about to commit suicide. With a note to his wife scribbled down and a gun in his hand, he notices an envelope addressed to him on his desk. As he begins to read, we're taken back to World War One and his meeting with a young woman named Mary Lane.

Cast

Margaret Sullavan

Mary Lane

John Boles

James Stanton "Jim" Emerson

Edna May Oliver

Leona

Billie Burke

Julia Warren

Benita Hume

Phyllis Emerson

Reginald Denny

Bob

George Meeker

Dave Reynolds

Jimmy Butler

Jim Jr.

Noel Francis

Letitia

Geneva Mitchell

Patty

Bramwell Fletcher

Scott Hughes

June Clyde

Deborah

Jane Darwell

Mrs. Lane

Oscar Apfel

Mr. Lane

Robert McWade

Harvey Miles

Onslow Stevens

Barnard

Adrienne Marden

Helen (Uncredited)

Leon Ames

Lee (Uncredited)

Louise Beavers

Abby (Uncredited)

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