Lady of Secrets is a 1936 American drama film directed by Marion Gering and starring Ruth Chatterton, Otto Kruger and Lionel Atwill.
Plot
Celia Whittaker, a reclusive socialite who has long eschewed romantic opportunities, learns her younger sister Joan intends to marry David Eastman, an older author and professor, though she is truly in love with Richard, a fledgling doctor. Meeting David before learning he is her fiancee, she learns he is not fully in love with her either. Despite this circumstance, their domineering father insists on seeing the wedding go forward, to the point of attempting to have Celia confined to her home against her will. In a flashback, the roots of Celia's behavior of melancholy isolation are revealed.
Partial cast
Ruth Chatterton as Celia Whittaker
Otto Kruger as David Eastman
Lionel Atwill as Mr. Whittaker
Marian Marsh as Joan Whittaker
Lloyd Nolan as Michael
Robert Allen as Richard Terrance
Elisabeth Risdon as Mrs. Emily Whittaker
Nana Bryant as Aunt Harriet
Esther Dale as Miss Eccles
References
Bibliography
James Monaco. The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books, 1991.