The Man from Yesterday (1949 film)

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The Man from Yesterday
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Opening titles
Directed by Oswald Mitchell
Written by John Gilling
Produced by Harry Reynolds
Starring
Cinematography Cyril Bristow
Edited by Robert Johnson
Music by George Melachrino
Production
company
International Motion Pictures
Distributed by Renown Pictures
Release date
  • May 1949 (1949-05)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

The Man from Yesterday is a 1949 British second feature ('B') [1] thriller film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring John Stuart, Henry Oscar and Marie Burke. [2] It was written by John Gilling and made at Southall Studios.

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Plot

Julius Rickman returns from India to visit his old friend Gerald Amersley. Before long Rickman comes to dominate the household and appears to harbour a grudge against them. Cedric Fox, Gerald's sister Doris's fiancé, has been murdered, and Doris asks Rickman to use his alleged spiritualist gifts to contact Cedric via a séance. Soon afterwards, Doris is found dead. When Rickman accuses Gerald of murdering Doris as well as Cedric, Gerald throws him from a window and kills him. Gerald is tried for Rickman's murder, but there is a twist to the story.

Cast

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The story, though heavily dramatic, is satisfactorily, if slowly, developed, and the climax is kept a well-preserved secret until the end. John Stuart, Henry Oscar, Marie Burke, and Gwyneth Vaughan do their best to sustain interest and make the whole thing seem credible." [3]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Good idea; but development barely satisfactory." [4]

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References

  1. Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 156. ISBN   978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. "The Man from Yesterday". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  3. "The Man from Yesterday" . The Monthly Film Bulletin . 16 (181): 97. 1 January 1949 via ProQuest.
  4. Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 227. ISBN   0-7134-1874-5.