The Secret Heart

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 Lee's secret lover and the true nature of her father's death -- can bring Penny out of her intense despair.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 25, 1946

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Claudette Colbert,Walter Pidgeon,June Allyson,Lionel Barrymore,Robert Sterling,Marshall Thompson,Elizabeth Patterson,Richard Derr,Patricia Medina,Eily Malyonand 24 more

Director

Robert Z. Leonard

Writer

Rose Franken,Whitfield Cook,William Brown Meloney,Anne Morrison Chapin

Producer

Edwin H. Knopf

Cinematography

George J. Folsey

Music

Bronislau Kaper

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

$2,657,000

IMDb

tt0038916