Those Were the Days (1940)
Movie Info
William Holden and Bonita Granville, heavily if not convincingly decked out in "old age" makeup, recall on their 35th wedding anniversary how they first met in 1904. Holden was a brash college freshman, while Bonita was the daughter of a local judge (Vaughn Glaser). Since Holden couldn't stay out of trouble, the judge prohibited him from visiting his daughter, but the boy opposed the edict and ended up being arrested--with Bonita managing to have herself thrown in jail as well. The anecdotal storyline comes to a comically ironic conclusion when the ageing Holden complains that he can't control his own headstrong son. Based on the "Siwash" stories by George Fitch, Those Were the Days gets by on its nostalgic appeal, but cannot be considered one of William Holden's more significant pictures.
Cast
William Holden
as P.J. 'Petey' Simmons
as P.J. 'Petey' Simmons
Bonita Granville
as Martha Scroggs
as Martha Scroggs
Ezra Stone
as Alexander 'Allie' Bangs
as Alexander 'Allie' Bangs
Judith Barrett
as Mirabel Allstairs
as Mirabel Allstairs
Vaughan Glaser
as Judge Malachi Scroggs
as Judge Malachi Scroggs
Lucien Littlefield
as Prof. Sillicocks
as Prof. Sillicocks
Richard Denning
as Briggs
as Briggs
Phillip Terry
as Ranson
as Ranson
Tom Rutherford
as Sam Byers
as Sam Byers
Aldrich Bowker
as Judge Squire Jennings
as Judge Squire Jennings
James Seay
as Andrews
as Andrews
Douglas Kennedy
as Allen
as Allen
Laird John Hamilton
as Saunders
as Saunders
John Hartley
as Whipple
as Whipple
Robert E. Scott
as Allison
as Allison
Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton
as Connie Mathews
as Connie Mathews
Alan Ladd
as Keg Rearick
as Keg Rearick
Jimmie Dodd
as Evans
as Evans
Wilda Bennett
as Miss Chickering
as Miss Chickering
Cyril Ring
as Mr. Sanford
as Mr. Sanford
Kitty Kelly
as Mrs. Sanford
as Mrs. Sanford
John Marston
as Mr. Holland
as Mr. Holland
Dora Clement
as Mrs. Holland
as Mrs. Holland
Frank Coghlan Jr.
as Chick Struthers
as Chick Struthers
Wanda McKay
as Miss Clair
as Miss Clair
Janet Waldo
as Miss Willowboughy
as Miss Willowboughy
Jean Phillips
as Girl
as Girl
Kay Stewart
as Girl
as Girl
Kathleen McCormack
as Girl
as Girl
Paula DeCardo
as Girl
as Girl
Audrey Maynard
as Girl
as Girl
Harry C. Bradley
as Conductor
as Conductor
Stanley Mack
as Court Clerk
as Court Clerk
Rod Cameron
as Bartlett
as Bartlett
Edgar Dearing
as Policeman
as Policeman
Joyce Mathews
as Telephone Operator
as Telephone Operator
Ruth Rogers
as Secretary
as Secretary
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