The Secret Fury

Feb 21, 1950

1h 25m

★ 5.5

The Stranger at her wedding was a messenger of Fear and Evil!

Overview

The wedding of Ellen and David is halted by a stranger who insists that the bride is already married to someone else. Though the flabbergasted Ellen denies the charge, the interloper produces enough evidence that his accusation must be investigated. Ellen and David travel to the small coastal town where her first wedding allegedly occurred. There, they meet a number of individuals whose stories make Ellen question her own sanity.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Loring Theatre Corporation

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Cast

Ellen Ewing

Claudette Colbert

David McLean

Robert Ryan

Clara Ewing

Jane Cowl

Eric Lowell

Paul Kelly

Gregory Kent

Philip Ober

Dr. R.W. Roberts

Elisabeth Risdon

Pearl Collins

Doris Dudley

Lucian Randall

Dave Barbour

Leah

Vivian Vance

Flora (uncredited)

Edit Angold

Louise (uncredited)

Pat Barton

Patient (uncredited)

Vangie Beilby

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