Chasing Yesterday

Chasing Yesterday

1935 · 77 min · ★ 5.8 · Romance, Drama

An elderly bachelor, feeling nostalgic for his youth, seeks out his late sweetheart's teenage daughter, now an orphan forced to attend a strict boarding school.

Directed by George Nichols Jr. · Written by Francis Edward Faragoh

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