Not So Long Ago

Against the backdrop of New York City of the early 1850s, a young woman -- naively seeking to win the love she reads about in the romance novels she devours -- finds one prospect in an earnest denizen of the Bowery, and another in an elegant young aristocrat. Focusing on the bygone era's fashions, the novelty of the bicycle-built-for-two, and an inventor's quest for the horseless carriage, the film gently stirs the audiences' nostalgia for simpler times.

Director: Sidney Olcott

Cast: Betty Bronson, Ricardo Cortez, Edwards Davis, Julia Swayne Gordon, Larry Wheat, Jacqueline Gadsden, Dan Crimmins, Peggy Ahern

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