''My Past'' is a 1931 American
Pre-Code
Pre-Code Hollywood was the brief era in the American film industry between the widespread adoption of sound in film in 1929LaSalle (2002), p. 1. and the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code censorship guidelines, popularly known ...
drama film
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directed by
Roy Del Ruth and starring
Bebe Daniels
Phyllis Virginia "Bebe" Daniels (January 14, 1901 – March 16, 1971) was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer, and producer.
She began her career in Hollywood during the silent film era as a child actress, became a star in musicals such ...
. It was produced and distributed by
Warner Bros.
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and was also known under the alternative title ''The Ex-Mistress''.
Plot summary
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 (played by Daniels' real-life husband, Ben Lyon). Which, if either, will wind up with her heart?
Cast
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Bebe Daniels
Phyllis Virginia "Bebe" Daniels (January 14, 1901 – March 16, 1971) was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer, and producer.
She began her career in Hollywood during the silent film era as a child actress, became a star in musicals such ...
as Miss Doree Macy
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Lewis Stone
Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 – September 12, 1953) was an American film actor. He spent 29 years as a contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was best known for his portrayal of Judge James Hardy in the studio's popular ''Andy H ...
as Mr. John Thornley
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Ben Lyon
Ben Lyon (February 6, 1901 – March 22, 1979) was an American film actor and a studio executive at 20th Century-Fox who later acted in British radio, films and TV.
Early life and career
Lyon was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Alvine ...
as Robert "Bob" Byrne
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Joan Blondell
Joan Blondell (born Rose Joan Bluestein; August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979) was an American actress who performed in film and television for 50 years.
Blondell began her career in vaudeville. After winning a beauty pageant, she embarked on ...
as Marion Moore
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Natalie Moorhead
Natalie Moorhead (born Nathalian Morehead, July 27, 1901 – October 6, 1992) was an American film and stage actress of the 1920s and 1930s. She was known for distinctive platinum blond hair.
Early years
Moorehead grew up in Pittsburgh.
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as Consuelo "Connie" Byrne
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Albert Gran
Albert Gran (August 4, 1862 – December 16, 1932) was a Norwegian-born American stage and film actor. He is most associated with his appearance in drama and light comedy films.
Biography
Albert Gran was born in Bergen, Norway. He was the s ...
as Lionel Reich
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Virginia Sale
Virginia Sale (May 20, 1899 – August 23, 1992) was an American character actress whose career spanned six decades, during most of which she played older women, even when she was in her twenties. Over the 46 years she was active as an actr ...
as Miss Taft, Thornley's secretary
Preservation status
A surviving print is preserved in the collection of the
Library of Congress
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[''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' p.123 (1978)] It is also available on DVD from
Warner Archive
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and airs occasionally on
Turner Classic Movies
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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
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