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.

Directed by Robert Z. Leonard

Top cast

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

Richard Derr

Larry Addams

Patricia Medina

Kay Burns

Eily Malyon

Miss Hunter

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Anne Lacey

Penny as a Child

Dwayne Hickman

Chase as a Child

Barbara Billingsley

Sales Clerk

Anna Q. Nilsson

Dr. Rossiger's Secretary

King Baggot

Man at Graduation Ceremony

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Joan Beeks

Saleswoman

Ruth Brady

Saleswoman

Chester Clute

Old Man

Hume Cronyn

Dinner Party Guest (Voice)

Frank Darien

Mr. Wiggins

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