The Secret Fury
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The Secret Fury is a 1950 black-and-white drama film directed by Mel Ferrer.
[edit] Plot
Musician and wealthy woman, Ellen, is accused of already being married when she attempts to take her wedding vows. Ellen, her future husband and the wedding guests are shocked. They temporally call of the wedding and the couple try to investigate why someone would accuse her for already being married. With the help of a lawyer friend and the district attorney, the couple track down and question the justice of the peace that signed her wedding papers. Even he recognizes her as the woman he married. Frustrated, the couple next visit the man she's accused of being married to. In a back room a gun shot goes off and the Ellen is accused of killing the man. The woman breaks down after a lengthy trial, prosecuted by her former flame and DA. She's eventually found not guilty due to insanity. She's locked in a mental institution. Her boyfriend David, still believing her innocence, begins to find clues that may help free her.
[edit] Cast
- Claudette Colbert as Ellen R. Ewing
- Robert Ryan as David McLean
- Jane Cowl as Aunt Clara Ewing
- Paul Kelly as District Attorney Eric Lowell
- Philip Ober as Gregory Kent
- Vivian Vance as Leah, the hotel maid
Actor José Ferrer also appears in the film in a small uncredited role.
