

The Road to Yesterday
1925-11-13 · 107 min · ★ 6.8
Malena's apparent frigidity toward her husband Kenneth is a result of injustice done in an earlier incarnation when he was a knight and she was a gypsy headed for burning at the stake. This becomes evident when their unconscious minds travel back from a train wreck in the American plains to Elizabethan England.
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- Directors
- Cecil B. DeMille
- Production companies
- DeMille Pictures Corporation
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 477,480
Top Cast
Joseph SchildkrautKenneth Paulton
Jetta GoudalMalena Paulton
William BoydJack Moreland
Vera ReynoldsBeth Tyrell
Trixie FriganzaHarriet Tyrell
Casson FergusonAdrian Thompkyns
Julia FayeDolly Foules
Clarence BurtonHugh Armstrong
Josephine NormanAnne Vener
Charles WestWatt EarnshawTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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