CinemaOSMovie · 1933 · 1h 10m

The Past of Mary Holmes

A DRAMA OF YOUNG LOVE...SMOTHERED BY A MOTHER'S LOVE!

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Mary Holmes (MacKellar), once a famous opera star known as Maria di Nardi, now lives in a run-down shanty and suffers from alcoholism. Known for her eccentric behavior, Mary breeds geese, and is thus known in her neighborhood as 'The Goose Woman'. She blames her grown son Geoffrey (Linden) for the deterioration of her voice, and does everything to destroy his life. When Geoffrey, who works as a commercial artist, announces to her that he will marry Joan Hoyt (Arthur), an actress, she becomes torn with jealousy and threatens to reveal to Joan that he is an illegitimate birth.

Directed bySlavko Vorkapich, Harlan Thompson

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 10m
Language
EN
Released
January 20, 1933
Studios
RKO Radio Pictures

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Helen MacKellar

Helen MacKellar

Mary Holmes

Eric Linden

Eric Linden

Geoffrey Holmes

Jean Arthur

Jean Arthur

Joan Hoyt

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Ben Pratt

Ivan F. Simpson

Ivan F. Simpson

Jacob Riggs

Clay Clement

Clay Clement

G.K. Ethridge

J. Carrol Naish

J. Carrol Naish

Gary Kent

Roscoe Ates

Roscoe Ates

Bill-poster Klondike

Rochelle Hudson

Rochelle Hudson

Betty

John Sheehan

John Sheehan

Tom Kincaid

Creative team
Directed by
Slavko Vorkapich
Slavko Vorkapich
Harlan Thompson
Harlan Thompson
Written by
Rex Beach
Edward Doherty

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