Return to Yesterday
1940 | 69m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Robert Stevenson |
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| Writer: | Robert Stevenson, Angus MacPhail, Roland Pertwee |
| Staring: |
| Robert Maine is torn between returning to the glamour of Hollywood and working with a small theatre company in England. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 09, 1940 |
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| Director: | Robert Stevenson |
| Writer: | Robert Stevenson, Angus MacPhail, Roland Pertwee |
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| Production Companies | Ealing Studios |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 17, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Clive Brook | Robert Maine / Manning |
| Anna Lee | Carol Sands |
| May Whitty | Mrs Emily Truscott |
| Hartley Power | Regan |
| Milton Rosmer | Sambourne |
| David Tree | Peter Thropp |
| Olga Lindo | Grace Sambourne |
| Garry Marsh | Charlie Miller |
| Arthur Margetson | Osbert |
| Elliott Mason | Mrs. Priskin |
| O.B. Clarence | Mr. Truscott |
| David Horne | Morrison |
| Frank Pettingell | Prendergast |
| Wally Patch | Night Watchman |
| Alf Goddard | Attendant |
| John Turnbull | Station-master |
| Eliot Makeham | Fred Grover |
| Mary Jerrold | Old Lady |
| H.F. Maltby | Inspector |
| Ludwig Stössel | Capt. Angst |
| Mollie Rankin | Christine |
| Patric Curwen | The Guard |
| Cyril Chamberlain | Bit Part (uncredited) |
| Peter Glenville | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Bruce Seton | Journalist (uncredited) |
| Toni Edgar-Bruce | Passenger on Train (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Stevenson | Screenplay, Director |
| Wilfred Shingleton | Art Direction |
| Eric Williams | Sound |
| Stephen Dalby | Sound Recordist |
| Ernest Irving | Music Director |
| Slim Hand | Production Manager |
| Angus MacPhail | Writer |
| Roland Pertwee | Screenplay |
| Ronald Neame | Director of Photography |
| Charles Saunders | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| S.C. Balcon | Associate Producer |
| Michael Balcon | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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