The Secret Bride (1934)

Barbara Stanwyck stars as the lady of the title, a woman forced to keep her recent nuptials to the local district attorney (Warren William) quiet to avoid scandal in the possible dismissal of her father (Arthur Byron), who happens to be the governor. The happiness of the young couple is put on hold after a story breaks that $10,000 was deposited in the Governor’s bank account on behalf of a man he recently pardoned. Her father swears he knows nothing about the transaction, but there’s no way he can prove his claims of innocence since the man behind “the gift” supposedly committed suicide moments after the news hit the street. It’s up to her new husband to supply the senate committee with proof of the governor’s guilt or innocence. If the press discovers he’s now part of the family, William's job and reputation will also be in jeopardy. Initially the case against her father seems airtight, but through a little digging and after several murders it becomes clear to the newlyweds that someone is framing her father.