Only Yesterday (1933)
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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… More 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). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- John M. Stahl
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 1, 1933 Wide
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Cast
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Margaret Sullavan
as Mary Lane
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John Boles
as James Stanton Emerson
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Edna May Oliver
as Leona
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Billie Burke
as Julia Warren
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Benita Hume
as Phyllis Emerson
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Jimmy Butler
as Jim Jr.
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Reginald Denny
as Bob
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George Meeker
as Dave Reynolds
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June Clyde
as Deborah
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Oscar Apfel
as Mr. Lane
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Jane Darwell
as Mrs. Lane
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Tommy Conlon
as Bob Lane
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Berton Churchill
as Goodheart
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Onslow Stevens
as Barnard
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Franklin Pangborn
as Tom
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Walter Catlett
as Barnes
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Noel Francis
as Letitia
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Bramwell Fletcher
as Scott Hughes
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Barry Norton
as Jerry
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Arthur Hoyt
as Burton
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Natalie Moorhead
as Lucy
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Joyce Compton
as Margot
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Betty Blythe
as Mrs. Vincent
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Grady Sutton
as Charlie Smith
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Ruth Clifford
as Eleanor
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Geneva Mitchell
as Patty
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Dorothy Christy
as Rena
- Huntly Gordon
- Herbert Corthell
- Richard Tucker
- Crauford Kent
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Marie Prevost
as Amy
- Vivien Oakland
- Bert Roach
- Julia Faye
- Robert Ellis
- Cissy Fitzgerald
- Leo White
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Dorothy Granger
as Sally
