The Secret Heart (1946)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2,657,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.319 |
Directed By
Robert Z. Leonard
Crew
Edwin H. Knopf
Rose Franken
Whitfield Cook
George J. Folsey
Edwin B. Willis
Robert Z. Leonard
Adrienne Fazan
Anne Morrison Chapin
Irene
Bronislau Kaper
Bill Lewis
Robert Franklyn
Edward C. Carfagno
Warren Newcombe
Henry Grace
Cedric Gibbons
Robert Franklyn
Lennie Hayton
Douglas Shearer
Wally Heglin
TOP 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
Joan Beeks
Saleswoman
Ruth Brady
Saleswoman
Chester Clute
Old Man
Hume Cronyn
Dinner Party Guest (Voice)
Frank Darien
Mr. Wiggins
Boyd Davis
Sheriff
Drew Demorest
Cab Driver
Donald Dewar
Pageboy
John Webb Dillion
Conductor
Hal Hackett
Dinner Party Guest (Voice)
Harry Hayden
Minister
Leyland Hodgson
Purser
Alexander Pollard
Butler
Virginia L. Randolph
Salesgirl
Clinton Rosemond
William
Jeffrey Sayre
Dance Extra
Wyndham Standing
Butler
Audrey Totter
Dinner Party Guest (Voice)
Dick Winslow
Photographer
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