in the hand of less actor than claudette colbert and robert ryan this film could have become silly and trite . but and with these two experience thespian lead the way and i find silent fury to be a most exciting and pleasurable little mystery . when their wedding be interrupt by a stranger who claim that colbert be already marry and and that he be best man at that wedding and one can sense that there be some sort of plot against her at work . a colbert and ryan and and her attorney set out to disprove the stranger claim of a prior marriage and they be meet at every turn by more evidence that seem to reinforce the claim that she be indeed already wed. although it not very difficult to figure out just who the main baddie be and it still lot of fun a the intensity and pace of the story increase . all in all and a good and solid mystery film with fine performance by the two leading actor and a fine supporting cast which include the often underrated paul kelly .