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Only Yesterday

  • 19331933
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
380
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
77,594
27,819
Billie Burke, John Boles, Jimmy Butler, Edna May Oliver, and Margaret Sullavan in Only Yesterday (1933)
DramaRomance
A one-night fling during World War I results in a young girl getting pregnant. Years later, she meets him again. Now a successful businessman, he doesn't even remember her, but tries to sedu... Read allA one-night fling during World War I results in a young girl getting pregnant. Years later, she meets him again. Now a successful businessman, he doesn't even remember her, but tries to seduce her.A one-night fling during World War I results in a young girl getting pregnant. Years later, she meets him again. Now a successful businessman, he doesn't even remember her, but tries to seduce her.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
380
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
77,594
27,819
  • Director
    • John M. Stahl
  • Writers
    • Frederick Lewis Allen(based on the novel by)
    • William Hurlbut(screenplay)
    • Arthur Richman(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Margaret Sullavan
    • John Boles
    • Edna May Oliver
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  • Director
    • John M. Stahl
  • Writers
    • Frederick Lewis Allen(based on the novel by)
    • William Hurlbut(screenplay)
    • Arthur Richman(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Margaret Sullavan
    • John Boles
    • Edna May Oliver
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    • 10User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Billie Burke and Margaret Sullavan in Only Yesterday (1933)
    John Boles and Margaret Sullavan in Only Yesterday (1933)
    John Boles, Benita Hume, and Margaret Sullavan in Only Yesterday (1933)
    John Boles and Benita Hume in Only Yesterday (1933)
    John Boles and Margaret Sullavan in Only Yesterday (1933)
    Jimmy Butler in Only Yesterday (1933)
    Billie Burke, Jimmy Butler, and Reginald Denny in Only Yesterday (1933)
    Billie Burke and Margaret Sullavan in Only Yesterday (1933)
    Cissy Fitzgerald in Only Yesterday (1933)
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    Margaret Sullavan in Only Yesterday (1933)
    Jimmy Butler and Margaret Sullavan in Only Yesterday (1933)

    Top cast

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    Margaret Sullavan
    Margaret Sullavan
    • Mary Lane
    John Boles
    John Boles
    • James Stanton 'Jim' Emerson
    Edna May Oliver
    Edna May Oliver
    • Leona
    • (as Edna Mae Oliver)
    Billie Burke
    Billie Burke
    • Julia Warren
    Benita Hume
    Benita Hume
    • Phyllis Emerson
    Reginald Denny
    Reginald Denny
    • Bob
    George Meeker
    George Meeker
    • Dave Reynolds
    Jimmy Butler
    Jimmy Butler
    • Jim Jr.
    • (as Jimmie Butler)
    Noel Francis
    Noel Francis
    • Letitia
    Bramwell Fletcher
    Bramwell Fletcher
    • Scott Hughes
    June Clyde
    June Clyde
    • Deborah
    Jane Darwell
    Jane Darwell
    • Mrs. Lane
    Oscar Apfel
    Oscar Apfel
    • Mr. Lane
    Robert McWade
    Robert McWade
    • Harvey Miles
    Onslow Stevens
    Onslow Stevens
    • Barnard - Party Guest
    Huntley Gordon
    Huntley Gordon
    • Investor
    Edmund Breese
    Edmund Breese
    • Wall Street Investor
    Jay Whidden
    Jay Whidden
    • Orchestra Leader
    • (as Jay Whidden and His Orchestra)
    • Director
      • John M. Stahl
    • Writers
      • Frederick Lewis Allen(based on the novel by)
      • William Hurlbut(screenplay)
      • Arthur Richman(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Film debut of Margaret Sullavan.
    • Goofs
      The film begins in 1929, flashes back to 1917-1918-1919, then forward to 1929 again; yet, all of the women's clothes are strictly and undeniably in the uncompromising styles of 1933.
    • Connections
      Version of Valkoiset ruusut (1943)

    User reviews10

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    Featured review
    9/10
    Jim (John Boles) got game!
    This is a great film with an absolutely amazing script. While Margaret Sulivan has a tremendous break out performance, in my opinion it is John Boles as the philandering Jim and Billie Burke as the suffragist aunt that really make the film. John Boles in particular has some really great lines. My favorite line of the film was when the married Jim is trying to seduce Margaret on New Year's Eve and he takes her to his secret bachelor pad and tells Margaret that this is where he lives. Margaret says something like, `Strange it doesn't have a woman's touch.' And Jim replies that while he doesn't eat, sleep, or hang out with his family here, this is where he LIVES. Jim is just a pimp. While this film is difficult to see since they don't have it on video or show it on cable, it is really a must see movie for anyone interested in pre-code film. It is an absolutely wonderful movie.
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    • jmiertschin
    • Dec 5, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 1, 1933 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kao da je bilo juce
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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