The Family Secret (1951)
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Synopsis of The Family Secret
A lawyer must make the most difficult decision of his life in this crime drama that begins when the attorney's son inadvertently kills his best friend. No one was around to see what happened and only his family is the wiser. But the death creates a rift in the family. His father wants him to confess while his mother begs him to stay quiet. Eventually she prevails and the father promises to keep the secret. Then he finds himself appointed to defend the innocent man accused of the killing. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of The Family Secret
- John Derek - David Clark
- Jody Lawrance - Lee Pearson
- Henry O'Neill - Donald Muir
- Peggy Converse - Sybil Bradley
- Dorothy Tree - Marie Elsnore
- Raymond Greenleaf - Mr. Sims
- Elizabeth Flournoy - Cora French
- Frances Williams - Bertha
- Lee J. Cobb - Howard Clark
- Erin O'Brien-Moore - Ellen Clark
- Carl Benton Reid - Dr. Reynolds
- Jean Alexander - Vera Stone
- Whit Bissell - Joe Elsnore
- Onslow Stevens - Judge
- Bill Walker - Larry
- Mary Ellen Hokanson - Miss Martin
- Director(s):
- Henry Levin
- Writer(s):
- Francis Cockrell, Andrew Solt
- Producer(s):
- Robert Lord
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