The Secret Fury

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The Secret Fury
1950 movie poster
Directed by	Mel Ferrer
Produced by	Jack H. Skirball Bruce Manning (uncredited)
Written by	Lionel Houser Jack Leonard (story) James O'Hanlon (story)
Starring	Claudette Colbert Robert Ryan Jane Cowl
Music by	Roy Webb
Cinematography	Leo Tover
Editing by	Harry Marker
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures (theatrical)
Release date(s)	21 February 1950
Running time	86 min.
Country	U.S.A.
Language	English
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The Secret Fury is a 1950 black-and-white drama film distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, directed by Mel Ferrer.

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Robert Ryan and Claudette Colbert in The Secret Fury

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 temporarily call off 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.