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.
Unfortunately the movie The Past of Mary Holmes is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Harlan Thompson | Director |
| Directing | Slavko Vorkapich | Director |
| Writing | Rex Beach | Story |
| Writing | Marion Dix | Writer |
| Writing | Edward Doherty | Writer |
| Production | Bartlett Cormack | Associate Producer |
| Production | David O. Selznick | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Charles Rosher | Cinematography |
| Editing | Charles L. Kimball | Editor |
| Production | Fred Schuessler | Casting |
| Art | Van Nest Polglase | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Walter Plunkett | Costume Design |
| Directing | George Yohalem | Assistant Director |
| Art | Alfred Herman | Settings |
| Sound | Hugh McDowell Jr. | Sound Recordist |
| Visual Effects | Harry Redmond Sr. | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Frank Redman | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Cecil Cooney | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Dick Stockton | Casting Assistant |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Music Director |
