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Turn Back the Clock (1933)

79 min  -  Comedy | Drama  -   25 August 1933 (USA)
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Joe and Mary run a tobacco store and are just scraping by. When old friend Ted comes into the store... See full summary »

Director:

Edgar Selwyn

Writers:

Edgar Selwyn (screenplay), Ben Hecht (screenplay)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Lee Tracy Lee Tracy ...
Joe Gimlet
Mae Clarke ...
Mary Gimlet / Mary Wright
Otto Kruger ...
Ted Wright
George Barbier George Barbier ...
Pete Evans
Peggy Shannon Peggy Shannon ...
Elvina Evans Wright / Elvina Evans Gimlet
C. Henry Gordon C. Henry Gordon ...
Dave Holmes
Clara Blandick Clara Blandick ...
Mrs. Gimlet, Joe's Mother
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Storyline

Joe and Mary run a tobacco store and are just scraping by. When old friend Ted comes into the store, they renew their friendship, even though Ted is now wealthy and married to Elvira, whom Joe could have married himself, and become the rich one. After a domestic squabble Joe is hit by a car, and when he wakes up he is 20 years younger and can rectify his error and marry Elvina and her money. He does, relives his life as a wealthy man who still remembers his 'other' life, and what happened during those years. In the end he realizes that he isn't as happy as he was formerly, and things come to a head when his 'new' life catches up with his old one. Written by Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>  

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Connections

Remade as Repeat Performance (1947) See more »

Soundtracks

"A Hot Time in the Old Town"
(1896) (uncredited)
Music by Theo. A. Metz
Whistled by Lee Tracy See more »