Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

105 mins | Drama, Romance | Nov. 1, 1933

On the back of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, a young business man is about to commit suicide. With the note to his wife scribbled down and a gun in his hand, he notices a thick envelope addressed to him at the desk. As he begin to read, we're taken back to the days of WW1 and his meeting with a young woman named Mary Lane.

Only Yesterday

105 mins | Drama, Romance | Nov. 1, 1933

Only Yesterday
On the back of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, a young business man is about to commit suicide. With the note to his wife scribbled down and a gun in his hand, he notices a thick envelope addressed to him at the desk. As he begin to read, we're taken back to the days of WW1 and his meeting with a young woman named Mary Lane.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title Only Yesterday
Directors Scott R. Beal, John M. Stahl
Writers Arthur Richman, George O'Neil, Stefan Zweig, William Hurlbut

Cast

Margaret Sullavan

as Mary Lane

John Boles

as James Stanton "Jim" Emerson

Edna May Oliver

as Leona

Billie Burke

as Julia Warren

Benita Hume

as Phyllis Emerson

George Meeker

as Dave Reynolds

Jimmy Butler

as Jim Jr.

Noel Francis

as Letitia

Geneva Mitchell

as Patty

Bramwell Fletcher

as Scott Hughes

June Clyde

as Deborah

Jane Darwell

as Mrs. Lane

Oscar Apfel

as Mr. Lane

Robert McWade

as Harvey Miles

Onslow Stevens

as Barnard

Jay Whidden

as Orchestra Leader

Adrienne Marden

as Helen (Uncredited)

Leon Ames

as Lee (Uncredited)

Louise Beavers

as Abby (Uncredited)

Betty Blythe

as Mrs. Vincent (Uncredited)

Sheila Bromley

as May (Uncredited)

Marion Byron

as Grace (Uncredited)

Walter Catlett

as Barnes (Uncredited)

Dorothy Christy

as Rena (Uncredited)

Berton Churchill

as Goodheart (Uncredited)

Ruth Clifford

as Eleanor (Uncredited)

Joyce Compton

as Margot (Uncredited)

Tommy Conlon

as Bob Lane (Uncredited)

Herbert Corthell

as Preston (Uncredited)

James Flavin

as Billy (Uncredited)

Dorothy Granger

as Sally (Uncredited)

Jeanne Hart

as Betty (Uncredited)

Arthur Hoyt

as Burton (Uncredited)

Crauford Kent

as Graves (Uncredited)

Natalie Moorhead

as Lucy (Uncredited)

Ferdinand Munier

as Harper (Uncredited)

Barry Norton

as Jerry (Uncredited)

Edgar Norton

as George (Uncredited)

Vivien Oakland

as Ethel (Uncredited)

Franklin Pangborn

as Tom (Uncredited)

Lucille Powers

as Ruth (Uncredited)

Marie Prevost

as Amy (Uncredited)

Craig Reynolds

as Hugh (Uncredited)

Bert Roach

as Rex (Uncredited)

Gay Seabrook

as Toodie (Uncredited)

Warren Stokes

as O.O. McIntyre (Uncredited)

Grady Sutton

as Charlie Smith (Uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

as Second Butler (Uncredited)

Alphonse Martell

as Headwaiter (Uncredited)

Sam McDaniel

as Red Cap Porter (Uncredited)

Lafe McKee

as Father at Train Station (Uncredited)

Jeanne Sorel

as Lesbian (Uncredited)

Larry Steers

as Parade Onlooker (Uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

as Wall Street Bootblack (Uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

as Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)

Florence Lake

as One of Jim's Friends (Uncredited)

Richard Tucker

as One of Jim's Friends (Uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

as New Year's Eve Reveler (Uncredited)

Leo White

as New Year's Eve Reveler (Uncredited)

Bill Elliott

as New Year's Eve Reveler (Uncredited)

Maidel Turner

as Party Guest (Uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

as Party Guest (Uncredited)

Jerry Frank

as Party Guest (Uncredited)

Churchill Ross

as Party Guest (Uncredited)

Edmund Breese

as Investor (Uncredited)

Jason Robards Sr.

as Investor (Uncredited)

Huntley Gordon

as Investor (Uncredited)

Eddie Kane

as Investor (Uncredited)

Rafael Alcayde

as Party Guest (uncredited)