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The Family Secret

The Family Secret

1951Movie⏱️ 1h 25mApproved
CrimeDrama
6.2
IMDB Rating
486 votes

A lawyer faces a difficult decision when his son accidentally kills his best friend with no witnesses present, and a rift develops when his mother and father offer contradictory solutions to their son's dilemma.

Director
Henry Levin
Writers
Marie Baumer, James P. Cavanagh, Francis M. Cockrell
Stars
John Derek, Lee J. Cobb, Jody Lawrance
Release Date
October 24, 1951
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 14
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

John Derek
John Derek
as David Clark
Lee J. Cobb
Lee J. Cobb
as Howard Clark
Jody Lawrance
Jody Lawrance
as Lee Pearson
Erin O'Brien-Moore
Erin O'Brien-Moore
as Ellen Clark
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Santos Ortega
as District Attorney George Redman
Henry O'Neill
Henry O'Neill
as Donald Muir
Carl Benton Reid
Carl Benton Reid
as Dr. Steve Reynolds
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Peggy Converse
as Sybil Bradley
Jean Alexander
Jean Alexander
as Vera Stone
Dorothy Tree
Dorothy Tree
as Marie Elsner

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Hollywood, California, USA
Production
Santana Pictures Corporation

🏷️ Keywords

friend1950slawyerlaw studenttavern

🎯 Categories

CrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

It is good John Derek married well
by mls41822022-06-25
1/10

"John Derek was a terrible actor. The rest of the cast isn't any better and neither is the writing. A spoiled young man kills his friend In the heat of anger. The family decides to say nothing and see how it plays out. The killer's mother is especially cold, "After a while we will forget all about this!" Never mind that the slain boy's mother is her best friend. An innocent man is accused and tried and drops dead from a heart attack. Even the resolution at the end is boring. The movie just STUNK!..."

💡 Did You Know?

The round television in the Clark's house is a Zenith "porthole" model, made from 1948 to 1951, with screen sizes ranging from 10 to 19 inches.

📖 Synopsis

A lawyer faces a difficult decision when his son accidentally kills his best friend with no witnesses present, and a rift develops when his mother and father offer contradictory solutions to their son's dilemma.