My Past (1931)

Director:

Roy Del Ruth

Writer:

Charles Kenyon (adaptation)

Stars:

Bebe Daniels, Lewis Stone, Ben Lyon

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Bebe Daniels	...	Miss Doree Macy
Lewis Stone	...	Mr. John Thornley
Ben Lyon	...	Robert 'Bob' Byrne
Joan Blondell	...	Marion Moore
Natalie Moorhead	...	Consuelo 'Connie' Byrne
Albert Gran	...	Lionel Reich
Virginia Sale	...	Miss Taft, Thornley's Secretary

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

seasickness | theater | steel magnate | mistress | self sacrifice | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 May 1931 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ex-Mistress

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vitaphone Corporation, The, Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min

Sound Mix:

Vitaphone

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

The prominently displayed book which Doree inscribes to Bob is Dashiell Hammett's "The Maltese Falcon", the film version of which Warner Bros. would release the following month, also starring Bebe Daniels.

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Goofs

Miss Macy is shown inscribing a book near the center of a page, but when the page shown close-up, it is in the corner.

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Soundtracks

"Get Happy"
(uncredited)
Music by Harold Arlen
Played as background music during the last yacht voyage

User Reviews

two business guys fall in love with actress

Interesting movie for 1931 at best. better Hollywood productions were out the, Acting leaves a bit to be desire. The movie has a very slow and tedious start. One has to admit that the sound quality was pretty compare to others movies of that period. The film quality is also very good. I am not sure if it is because I saw it on Time Warner Classic (TMC) and they may have done some restoration of the original print. Either way the quality is very nice for a movie from that period. Bebe Daniels does her usual fast acting and speech delivery gig. But her acting is also as usual, very average for that era. Overall I will say that this movie is worth watching.