The Past of Mary Holmes

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Helen MacKellar

Mary Holmes

Age : 71 | Popularity : 6%

Eric Linden

Geoffrey Holmes

Age : 84 | Popularity : 7%

Jean Arthur

Joan Hoyt

Age : 90 | Popularity : 6%

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Ben Pratt

Age : 63 | Popularity : 4%

Ivan F. Simpson

Jacob Riggs

Age : 76 | Popularity : 3%

Clay Clement

G.K. Ethridge

Age : 68 | Popularity : 6%

J. Carrol Naish

Gary Kent

Age : 77 | Popularity : 10%

Roscoe Ates

Bill-poster Klondike

Age : 67 | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Art	Art Direction	Van Nest Polglase
	Settings	Alfred Herman
Production	Executive Producer	David O. Selznick
	Associate Producer	Bartlett Cormack
	Casting	Fred Schuessler
	Casting Assistant	Dick Stockton
Sound	Music Director	Max Steiner
	Sound Recordist	Hugh McDowell Jr.
Crew	Cinematography	Charles Rosher
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Walter Plunkett
Camera	Camera Operator	Frank Redman
	First Assistant Camera	Cecil Cooney
Writing	Writer	Edward Doherty Marion Dix
	Story	Rex Beach
Directing	Director	Harlan Thompson Slavko Vorkapich
	Assistant Director	George Yohalem
Editing	Editor	Charles L. Kimball
Visual Effects	Special Effects Supervisor	Harry Redmond Sr.
Department	Role	Name

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