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The Man from Yesterday (1949)

The Man from Yesterday poster
Directed by
Oswald Mitchell
Genre
thriller film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 08m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to a small British town after being presumed dead for years. His arrival stirs up trouble and suspicion among the townspeople.

datedstraightforwardmysteriouslow-budgetpredictablemoodyrestrained

What happens

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

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