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The Past of Mary Holmes

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

10.0/10(1)
1933
70 min
No Trailer
Drama

Overview

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.

Production

RKO Radio Pictures

Cast & Characters

Helen MacKellar as Mary Holmes

Helen MacKellar

Mary Holmes

Eric Linden as Geoffrey Holmes

Eric Linden

Geoffrey Holmes

Jean Arthur as Joan Hoyt

Jean Arthur

Joan Hoyt

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher as Ben Pratt

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Ben Pratt

Ivan F. Simpson as Jacob Riggs

Ivan F. Simpson

Jacob Riggs

Clay Clement as G.K. Ethridge

Clay Clement

G.K. Ethridge

J. Carrol Naish as Gary Kent

J. Carrol Naish

Gary Kent

Roscoe Ates as Bill-poster Klondike

Roscoe Ates

Bill-poster Klondike

Rochelle Hudson as Betty

Rochelle Hudson

Betty

John Sheehan as Tom Kincaid

John Sheehan

Tom Kincaid

Franklin Parker

Brooks

Edward Nugent as Flanagan

Edward Nugent

Flanagan

Directors & Crew

E

Edward Doherty

Writer

S

Slavko Vorkapich

Director

M

Marion Dix

Writer

H

Harlan Thompson

Director

Screenshots & Stills

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