Chasing Yesterday (1935)
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.
- Date of release
- 1935-05-03
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Genres
- Romance, Drama
- Director
- George Nichols Jr.
Casting
- Anne Shirley — Jeanne Alexandre
- O. P. Heggie — Sylvestre Bonnard
- Helen Westley — Therese
- Elizabeth Patterson — Mlle. Prefere
- John Qualen — Coccoz
- Etienne Girardot — Mouche
- Junior Durkin — Henri
- Richard Abbott — Auctioneer (uncredited)
- Doris Lloyd — Mme. De Gabry (uncredited)
- Anne O'Neal — Clothing Store Saleslady (uncredited)
- Hilda Vaughn — Collette, the Slavey (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Chasing Yesterday is a 1935 American historical drama film directed by George Nicholls Jr. using a screenplay by Francis Edward Faragoh, adapted from the 1881 novel Le Crime de Sylvestre Bonnard, by Anatole France. Released on May 3, 1935, the film stars Anne Shirley, O. P. Heggie, and Helen Westley.
Production
In March 1935 it was revealed that the title of the film, based on France's book, would be Chasing Yesterday, and that Anne Shirley was slated as the star. By the end of March, photography on the film had been completed, and editing had begun.
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