The Secret Fury
The Stranger at her wedding was a messenger of Fear and Evil!
1950 | 85m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Mel Ferrer |
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| Writer: | Jack Leonard, James O'Hanlon, Lionel Houser |
| Staring: |
| The wedding of Ellen and David is halted by a stranger who insists that the bride is already married to someone else. Though the flabbergasted Ellen denies the charge, the interloper produces enough evidence that his accusation must be investigated. Ellen and David travel to the small coastal town where her first wedding allegedly occurred. There, they meet a number of individuals whose stories make Ellen question her own sanity. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 21, 1950 |
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| Director: | Mel Ferrer |
| Writer: | Jack Leonard, James O'Hanlon, Lionel Houser |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama |
| Keywords | marriage, insanity, crooked lawyer, film noir, memory loss, psychiatrist, district attorney, female psychiatrist, short-term memory loss, suppressed memory, murder trial, murder by gunshot, guardianship, invalid marriage, gaslighting, marriage dispute, memory manipulation, insanity plea |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures, Loring Theatre Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 21, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Claudette Colbert | Ellen Ewing |
| Robert Ryan | David McLean |
| Jane Cowl | Clara Ewing |
| Paul Kelly | Eric Lowell |
| Philip Ober | Gregory Kent |
| Elisabeth Risdon | Dr. R.W. Roberts |
| Doris Dudley | Pearl Collins |
| Dave Barbour | Lucian Randall |
| Vivian Vance | Leah |
| Edit Angold | Flora (uncredited) |
| Pat Barton | Louise (uncredited) |
| Vangie Beilby | Patient (uncredited) |
| June Benbow | Patient (uncredited) |
| Edward Biby | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Gail Bonney | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Hazel Boyne | Patient (uncredited) |
| Chet Brandenburg | Trial Spectator (uncredited) |
| Clifford Brooke | Bishop (uncredited) |
| Gene Brown | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Wheaton Chambers | Ed Peterson (uncredited) |
| Cliff Clark | Police Captain Arnold (uncredited) |
| Ann Codee | Tessa (uncredited) |
| Tom Coleman | Trial Spectator (uncredited) |
| James Conaty | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Babs Cox | Woman (uncredited) |
| Abe Dinovitch | Man (uncredited) |
| Eddie Dunn | Eddie (uncredited) |
| Ralph Dunn | Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited) |
| Art Dupuis | Man (uncredited) |
| Estelle Etterre | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Herbert Evans | Wedding Doorman (uncredited) |
| José Ferrer | José (uncredited) |
| Joseph Forte | Lester Martin (uncredited) |
| Joel Friedkin | Cavendish (uncredited) |
| Kay Garrett | Attorney (uncredited) |
| Herschel Graham | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Charmienne Harker | Ethel (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Percy Helton | Justice of the Peace Roy T. Palmer (uncredited) |
| George Hoagland | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Marjorie Kane | Maid (uncredited) |
| Kenner G. Kemp | Juror (uncredited) |
| Bert Kennedy | Fisherman (uncredited) |
| Mike Lally | Wedding Usher (uncredited) |
| John Mantley | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| Russell Meeker | Trial Spectator (uncredited) |
| Bert Moorhouse | Tom (uncredited) |
| Vido Musso | Tenor Sax Player (uncredited) |
| Richard Neill | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| William J. O'Brien | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Vivien Oakland | Mrs. Brownley (uncredited) |
| Jacqueline Park | Woman (uncredited) |
| Willard Parker | Smith (uncredited) |
| Paul Picerni | Dr. Roth (uncredited) |
| Joe Ploski | Trial Spectator (uncredited) |
| Howard Quinn | Bellhop (uncredited) |
| Greg Rhinelander | Trial Spectator (uncredited) |
| Ruth Robinson | Mrs. Updyke (uncredited) |
| Adele Rowland | Mrs. Roy Palmer (uncredited) |
| Ernie Royal | Trumpeter (uncredited) |
| Dick Ryan | Postman (uncredited) |
| Frank J. Scannell | Wedding Guard at Rear Entrance (uncredited) |
| Hal Schaefer | Pianist (uncredited) |
| Carl Sklover | Man (uncredited) |
| Larry Steers | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Norman Stevans | Wedding Usher (uncredited) |
| Alvin Stoller | Drummer (uncredited) |
| Burk Symon | Judge Matthews (uncredited) |
| Harry Tenbrook | Jury Foreman (uncredited) |
| Connie Van | Patient (uncredited) |
| Margaret Wells | Mrs. May (uncredited) |
| Walt Yoder | Bass Player (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Roy Webb | Original Music Composer |
| Mel Ferrer | Director |
| Michael Woulfe | Costume Designer |
| C. Bakaleinikoff | Music Director |
| Larry Germain | Hairstylist |
| Geraldine Wright | Script Supervisor |
| Ralph Wildman | Grip |
| Frank Uecker | Gaffer |
| Jack Leonard | Story |
| James O'Hanlon | Story |
| Leo Tover | Director of Photography |
| Harry Marker | Editor |
| Mel Berns | Makeup Artist |
| Eddie Pyle | Camera Operator |
| Ernest Bachrach | Still Photographer |
| Arthur Siteman | Producer's Assistant, Production Manager |
| Earl A. Wolcott | Sound |
| Clem Portman | Sound |
| Sam Ruman | Assistant Director |
| Josephine Sweeney | Hairstylist |
| Irving Berns | Makeup Artist |
| William Stevens | Set Decoration |
| Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Carroll Clark | Art Direction |
| Hattie Carnegie | Costume Designer |
| Albert S. D'Agostino | Art Direction |
| Lionel Houser | Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jack H. Skirball | Producer |
| Bruce Manning | Producer |
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