Leave Yesterday Behind

Leave Yesterday Behind

1978 · 100 min · ★ 5.2 · Drama

A happy-go-lucky veterinary student, paralyzed for life in a college polo meet, finds love with a young woman who leaves her fiancée to help him overcome his handicap.

Directed by Richard Michaels · Written by Paul Harrison

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