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1931 film

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	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	May 14, 1931 (1931-05-14)
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.

Plot

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

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

A surviving print is preserved in the collection of the Library of Congress. It is also available on DVD from Warner Archive and airs occasionally on Turner Classic Movies.

References

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

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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