

The Secret Heart
1946 Directed by Robert Z. LeonardPenny 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.
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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
Director
...........................................................Robert Z. Leonard
Producer
...........................................................Edwin H. Knopf
Assistant Director
...........................................................Bill Lewis
Screenplay
...........................................................Whitfield Cook
Anne Morrison Chapin
Story
...........................................................Rose Franken
William Brown Meloney
Production Companies
...................................................Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
........................................................United States of America
Spoken Languages
....................................................English
Genres
....................................................Drama
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