Chasing Yesterday

Chasing Yesterday

Chasing Yesterday

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Chasing Yesterday

1935

1h 17m

5.8(4 votes)

Romance

Drama

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Cast & Crew

11 members

Acting

Anne Shirley

Jeanne Alexandre

Anne Shirley

Acting

O. P. Heggie

Sylvestre Bonnard

O. P. Heggie

Acting

Helen Westley

Therese

Helen Westley

Acting

Elizabeth Patterson

Mlle. Prefere

Elizabeth Patterson

Acting

John Qualen

Coccoz

John Qualen

Acting

Etienne Girardot

Mouche

Etienne Girardot

Acting

Junior Durkin

Henri

Junior Durkin

Acting

Richard Abbott

Auctioneer (uncredited)

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Acting

Doris Lloyd

Mme. De Gabry (uncredited)

Doris Lloyd

Acting

Anne O'Neal

Clothing Store Saleslady (uncredited)

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Acting

Hilda Vaughn

Collette, the Slavey (uncredited)

Hilda Vaughn

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