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Turn Back the Clock is a 1933 American pre-Code MGM fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Edgar Selwyn, written by Selwyn and Ben Hecht, and starring Mae Clarke and Lee Tracy (while under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer). The protagonist has 20 years of his life to live over.
With Lee Tracy, Mae Clarke, Otto Kruger, George Barbier. Joe and Mary barely get by with their tobacco store. After an old friend returns now married to wealthy Elvina, Joe wishes he married her instead when he had the chance. Will he be happy when his wish comes true?
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- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Edgar Selwyn
- 1933-08-25
Ruined by the stock market crash, Joe, who is now a bank president, denounces Elvina as a cheat and divorces her. On March 6, 1933, the same date of his automobile injury, Joe learns that his employees have plundered his bank and that he will held accountable for their actions.
- Edgar Selwyn, Fred Wilcox
- Lee Tracy
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Turn Back the Clock is a stiffly directed time travel movie that sends Joe Schmoe (not to be confused with the actual Moe in an unexplained Three Stooges cameo) back to a pivotal point in his past to try and get ahead of the rat race with knowledge of the future.
- Edgar Selwyn
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Summaries. Joe and Mary barely get by with their tobacco store. After an old friend returns now married to wealthy Elvina, Joe wishes he married her instead when he had the chance. Will he be happy when his wish comes true? Joe and Mary run a tobacco store and are just scraping by.
Oct 12, 2015 · Edgar Selwyn directs 1933’s Turn Back the Clock. Selwyn also co-wrote the script with Ben Hecht. Films following characters who have the chance to re-do their lives aren’t exactly uncommon. The idea is fascinating to explore, and it has been explored many times by Hollywood.
