Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

A New Star is Born!

NR 1933 · 105 min · ★ 7.1 · Drama, Romance

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.

Directed by John M. Stahl · Written by Arthur Richman

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