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