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