The Secret Bride

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 governors daughter and a state attorney general who are forced to keep their marriage secret after the governor is accused of a crime.

Sheldon goes to the Governors Residence to tell Ruth about the situation, and that he is obligated to present the evidence to a legislative investigation committee. Ruth is certain that her father did not take a bribe, and that Holdstock can explain everything, but they learn by phone from Breeden that Holdstock has committed suicide.The Governor is concerned about the allegations, but his financial backer, Jim Lansdale Henry ONeill calms him down, and takes him to lunch. Before he does he makes a phone call in which he learns that Sheldon is at the Governors residence, but he does not tell the Governor this. ........

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