The Past of Mary Holmes (1933)

"A DRAMA OF YOUNG LOVE...SMOTHERED BY A MOTHER'S LOVE!"Movie
The Past of Mary Holmes
StarringHelen MacKellarEric LindenJean Arthur
DirectorsHarlan ThompsonSlavko Vorkapich
WritersMarion Dix
NR 1 hr 10 minJan 20th, 1933Drama
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Plot
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:January 20th, 1933
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:David O. Selznick
Production Companies:RKO Radio Pictures
murderpre-codejealousyalcoholism