The Road to Yesterday
(1925)
Romance | 15 November 1925
Writers:
Jeanie Macpherson, Beulah Marie DixCinematographer:
Peverell MarleyEditor:
Anne BauchensProduction Designers:
Paul Iribe, Anton Grot, Mitchell LeisenProduction Company:
De Mille Pictures Corp.Character names above were taken from 2013 DVD intertitles, which appeared to be genuine.
As noted in news items and reviews, The Road to Yesterday was the first film personally directed by Cecil B. De Mille for independent release by Producers Distributing Corp. A publicity still for the film in the 25 Sep 1925 issue of the Exhibitors Trade Review reported that actresses Rita Carita, Doris Rink, Alice Queensbury and Frances Dare were in the cast, but their appearance in the film, if at all, may have been as background performers. Several news items reported that De Mille's seventeen-year-old daughter, Cecilia De Mille, was cast in a "minor role," but her appearance in the released film has not been verified. A 29 Jun 1925 Exhibitors Trade Review news item reported that cameraman Arthur Miller had just been signed by De Mille to a long-term contract, and would photograph The Road to Yesterday, but the picture was photographed by Peverell Marley.
According to news items, portions of the film were shot on location in the Grand Canyon.
According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is extant. A copy was screened at the first Cinecon film festival in 1965. ...
Character names above were taken from 2013 DVD intertitles, which appeared to be genuine.
As noted in news items and reviews, The Road to Yesterday was the first film personally directed by Cecil B. De Mille for independent release by Producers Distributing Corp. A publicity still for the film in the 25 Sep 1925 issue of the Exhibitors Trade Review reported that actresses Rita Carita, Doris Rink, Alice Queensbury and Frances Dare were in the cast, but their appearance in the film, if at all, may have been as background performers. Several news items reported that De Mille's seventeen-year-old daughter, Cecilia De Mille, was cast in a "minor role," but her appearance in the released film has not been verified. A 29 Jun 1925 Exhibitors Trade Review news item reported that cameraman Arthur Miller had just been signed by De Mille to a long-term contract, and would photograph The Road to Yesterday, but the picture was photographed by Peverell Marley.
According to news items, portions of the film were shot on location in the Grand Canyon.
According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is extant. A copy was screened at the first Cinecon film festival in 1965.
Kenneth and Malena Paulton are honeymooning at a Grand Canyon hotel, but despite her love for Ken, Malena cannot stand his caresses. Ken attributes her attitude to his infirm arm, which he keeps in a sling. When he goes to Jack Moreland, a young minister who is spending his summer in charge of a nearby boys' camp, for advice, Jack tells him to pray to God for help. Staying at the same hotel are Bess Tyrell and her Aunt Harriett, nicknamed "Rady," who believes in the occult and in reincarnation. Bess falls in love with Jack Moreland, but turns down his proposal when she learns he is a minister. A specialist examines Ken's arm and tells him it must be operated on at once. Ken denounces Jack as a charlatan. By coincidence all four are on the same train to San Francisco, California, when it is involved in a wreck. Malena is trapped, and Bess, in a delirium, is transported back in time to 17th century England, where the characters reenact their past lives: Ken is a knight; Malena a Gypsy girl; and Jack her lover of old. Awakening from her dream, Bess finds herself in Jack's arms. Ken rescues Malena, who has lost all fear of him, and happiness comes to both ...
Kenneth and Malena Paulton are honeymooning at a Grand Canyon hotel, but despite her love for Ken, Malena cannot stand his caresses. Ken attributes her attitude to his infirm arm, which he keeps in a sling. When he goes to Jack Moreland, a young minister who is spending his summer in charge of a nearby boys' camp, for advice, Jack tells him to pray to God for help. Staying at the same hotel are Bess Tyrell and her Aunt Harriett, nicknamed "Rady," who believes in the occult and in reincarnation. Bess falls in love with Jack Moreland, but turns down his proposal when she learns he is a minister. A specialist examines Ken's arm and tells him it must be operated on at once. Ken denounces Jack as a charlatan. By coincidence all four are on the same train to San Francisco, California, when it is involved in a wreck. Malena is trapped, and Bess, in a delirium, is transported back in time to 17th century England, where the characters reenact their past lives: Ken is a knight; Malena a Gypsy girl; and Jack her lover of old. Awakening from her dream, Bess finds herself in Jack's arms. Ken rescues Malena, who has lost all fear of him, and happiness comes to both couples.
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