The Past of Mary Holmes
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.
Release Date
January 20, 1933Runtime
70 minGenres
DramaDirected by
Slavko Vorkapich, Harlan Thompson, George YohalemWritten by
Marion Dix, Edward DohertyStory by
Rex BeachLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Helen MacKellar
Mary HolmesEric Linden
Geoffrey HolmesJean Arthur
Joan HoytRichard 'Skeets' Gallagher
Ben PrattIvan F. Simpson
Jacob RiggsClay Clement
G.K. EthridgeJ. Carrol Naish
Gary KentRoscoe Ates
Bill-poster KlondikeRochelle Hudson
BettyJohn Sheehan
Tom KincaidEdward Nugent
FlanaganJane Darwell
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