The Secret Heart
“You'll share the intimate secrets of an amazing love affair!”
1946•NR•1h 37m•6.5•Released
Drama
Penny Addams lives in a constant state of depression stemming from the trauma of her father's death when she was just a young girl. Her brother, Chase, and stepmother, Lee, work to help Penny process her grief through psychotherapy and revisiting their past, but only the revelation of long-buried family secrets -- including her mother's secret lover and the true nature of her father's death -- can bring Penny out of her intense despair.
Director
Robert Z. Leonard
Writer
Whitfield Cook, Anne Morrison Chapin
Revenue
$3M
Languages
English
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Claudette Colbert
Lee Addams
Walter Pidgeon
Chris Matthews
June Allyson
Penny Addams
Lionel Barrymore
Dr. Rossiger
Robert Sterling
Chase N. Addams
Marshall Thompson
Brandon Reynolds
Elizabeth Patterson
Mrs. Stover
Richard Derr
Larry Addams
Patricia Medina
Kay Burns
Eily Malyon
Miss Hunter
Anne Lacey
Penny as a Child
Dwayne Hickman
Chase as a Child
Barbara Billingsley
Sales Clerk
Anna Q. Nilsson
Dr. Rossiger's Secretary
King Baggot
Man at Graduation Ceremony
Production
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Edwin H. Knopf
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