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The Past of Mary Holmes

19330.0 / 1070 min
Drama

Overview

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

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.

Cast

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

Franklin Parker

Franklin Parker

Brooks

Edward Nugent

Edward Nugent

Flanagan

Jane Darwell

Jane Darwell

Crew

Harlan Thompson

Harlan Thompson

Director

Hugh McDowell Jr.

Hugh McDowell Jr.

Sound Recordist

Marion Dix

Marion Dix

Writer

Max Steiner

Max Steiner

Music Director

Slavko Vorkapich

Slavko Vorkapich

Director

George Yohalem

George Yohalem

Assistant Director

Cecil Cooney

Cecil Cooney

First Assistant Camera

Dick Stockton

Dick Stockton

Casting Assistant

Bartlett Cormack

Bartlett Cormack

Associate Producer

Fred Schuessler

Fred Schuessler

Casting

Frank Redman

Frank Redman

Camera Operator

Rex Beach

Rex Beach

Story

Charles L. Kimball

Charles L. Kimball

Editor

Van Nest Polglase

Van Nest Polglase

Art Direction

Harry Redmond Sr.

Harry Redmond Sr.

Special Effects Supervisor

Walter Plunkett

Walter Plunkett

Costume Design

Alfred Herman

Alfred Herman

Settings

David O. Selznick

David O. Selznick

Executive Producer

Edward Doherty

Edward Doherty

Writer

Charles Rosher

Charles Rosher

Cinematography