The Past of Mary Holmes

IMDb 10.0 1933 • 70 min • Drama

Director

Harlan Thompson

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top 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