My Past
| My Past | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Roy Del Ruth |
| Written by | Charles Kenyon |
| Based on | Ex-Mistress 1930 novel by Dora Macy |
| Starring | Bebe Daniels |
| Cinematography | Barney McGill |
| Edited by | Ralph Dawson |
| Music by | David Mendoza Erno Rapee |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 72–74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
My Past is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Bebe Daniels. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and was also known under the alternative title The Ex-Mistress.[1]
Plot
[edit]Broadway star Doree Macy is being simultaneously wooed by two men who happen to be business partners: older John Thornley and younger (and married) Robert Byrne. Which, if either, will wind up with her heart?
Cast
[edit]- Bebe Daniels as Miss Doree Macy
- Lewis Stone as Mr. John Thornley
- Ben Lyon as Robert "Bob" Byrne
- Joan Blondell as Marion Moore
- Natalie Moorhead as Consuelo "Connie" Byrne
- Albert Gran as Lionel Reich
- Virginia Sale as Miss Taft, Thornley's secretary
Preservation status
[edit]A surviving print is preserved in the collection of the Library of Congress.[2] It is also available on DVD from Warner Archive and airs occasionally on Turner Classic Movies.
References
[edit]- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:My Past
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p.123 (1978)
External links
[edit]- My Past at IMDb
- My Past at the TCM Movie Database
- My Past at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- film poster(Listal)
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- 1931 films
- 1931 romantic drama films
- American romantic drama films
- American black-and-white films
- 1930s English-language films
- Films directed by Roy Del Ruth
- Warner Bros. films
- 1930s American films
- English-language romantic drama films
- Rediscovered American films
- 1930s rediscovered films
- 1930s romantic drama film stubs