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The Past of Mary Holmes is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film, directed by Harlan Thompson and Slavko Vorkapich, and released by RKO. The film is a remake of the silent film The Goose Woman (1925), which is based on a short story by Rex Beach, partly based on the Hall-Mills murder case.
Original Release
01/20/1933
US Release
01/20/1933
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Helen MacKellar | Mary Holmes |
| Eric Linden | Geoffrey Holmes |
| Jean Arthur | Joan Hoyt |
| Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher | Ben Pratt |
| Ivan F. Simpson | Jacob Riggs |
| Clay Clement | G.K. Ethridge |
| J. Carrol Naish | Gary Kent |
| Roscoe Ates | Bill-Poster Klondike |
| Rochelle Hudson | Betty |
| John Sheehan | Tom Kincaid |
Directors
Harlan Thompson, Slavko Vorkapich
Writers
Rex Beach, Marion Dix, Edward Doherty
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Helen MacKellar | Mary Holmes |
| Eric Linden | Geoffrey Holmes |
| Jean Arthur | Joan Hoyt |
| Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher | Ben Pratt |
| Ivan F. Simpson | Jacob Riggs |
| Clay Clement | G.K. Ethridge |
| J. Carrol Naish | Gary Kent |
| Roscoe Ates | Bill-Poster Klondike |
| Rochelle Hudson | Betty |
| John Sheehan | Tom Kincaid |
| Franklin Parker | Brooks |
| Edward J. Nugent | Flanagan |
| Jane Darwell |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| David O. Selznick | Executive Producer |
| Bartlett Cormack | Producer |
