A young American man is transported back to London in the time shortly after the American Revolution and meets his ancestors.

Leslie Howard
as Peter Standish

Heather Angel
as Helen Pettigrew

Valerie Taylor
as Kate Pettigrew

Irene Browne
as Lady Ann Pettigrew

Beryl Mercer
as Mrs. Barwick

Colin Keith-Johnston
as Tom Pettigrew

Alan Mowbray
as Major Clinton

Juliette Compton
as Duchess of Devonshire

Betty Lawford
as Marjorie Frant

Ferdinand Gottschalk
as Mr. Throstle
CinemaSerf
I found Oscar-nominated Leslie Howard just a little too earnest in this tale of an American scientist "Peter Standish" who inherits a London house from a distance cousin. Upon arrival, he starts to feel a curious bond with the place and as he discovers more about the house, his ancestry and a diary ...