The Secret Bride

The Secret Bride (1934)

playing A MANS GAME with the heart of a WOMAN

Before Ruth Vincent, daughter of a state governor, and state attorney general Robert Sheldon can announce their marriage, the governor is accused of taking bribes. To avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, they decide to keep their marriage secret. The political intrigue complicates, and no one is quite what they seem. Soon, Sheldon and Ruth must decide between saving the governor's career and an innocent person's life.

Date of release
1934-12-22
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (15)
Runtime
1h 4m
Genres
Drama
Director
William Dieterle

Casting

Interesting facts

The Secret Bride is a 1934 American drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Warren William. Based on the play Concealment by Leonard Ide, the film is about the attorney general of an unnamed state and the daughter of the governor who are forced to keep their recent elopement secret after the governor is accused of a crime. The initial plot concerns the governor taking a bribe in exchange for pardoning a white collar criminal. The investigation is about political corruption.

Production

Working titles for The Secret Bride were "Concealment" and "His Secret Bride". Director William Dieterle was not happy about the project, which he had to do for contractual reasons: he thought the script was poor, and wondered why Stanwyck hadn't rejected it - but Stanwyck wanted out of her contract with Warner Bros.

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