The Mortal Storm
A family are nearly split up by the rise to power of Hitler and Nazism, which brings personal tragedy.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Freya Roth Margaret Sullavan
- Martin Breitner James Stewart
- Fritz Marberg Robert Young
- Professor Viktor Roth Frank Morgan
- Otto von Rohn Robert Stack
- Elsa Bonita Granville
- Mrs Emilia Roth Irene Rich
- Erich von Rohn William T. Orr
- Mrs Hilda Breitner Maria Ouspenskaya
- Rudi Roth Gene Reynolds
- rector Russell Hicks
- Lehman William Edmunds
- Marta Esther Dale
- Holl Dan Dailey
- Professor Berg Granville Bates
- Professor Werner Thomas W. Ross
- Franz Ward Bond
- Theresa Sue Moore
- second colleague Harry Depp
- third colleague Julius Tannen
- fourth colleague Gus Glassmire
- [guard] Dick Rich
- [guard] Ted Oliver
- [passport official] Lucien Prival
- [passport official] Dick Elliott
- [Gestapo official] Henry Victor
- [Gestapo official] John Stark
- [waiter in café] William Irving
- [fat man in café] Bert Roach
- [Gestapo guard] Bob Stevenson
- [old man] Max Davidson
- [Oppenheim] Fritz Leiber
- [Hartman] Rudolph Anders
- [.] Howard Lang
- [.] Bodil Rosing
Credits
Direction
- Director Frank Borzage
- [Assistant Director] Dolph Zimmer
- [Assistant Director] Sandy Roth
- [Assistant Director] Walter Strohm
- [Assistant Director] Al Shenberg
- [Assistant Director] Lew Borzage
Production
- Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- [Producer] Victor Saville
Writing
- Screenplay Claudine West
- Screenplay Andersen Ellis
- Screenplay George Froeschel
- From the novel by Phyllis Bottome
Photography
- Photography William H. Daniels
- [Photography] Leonard Smith
- [Photography] Lloyd Knechtel
Editing
- Film Editor Elmo Veron
Design
- Art Director Cedric Gibbons
- Associate [Art Director] Wade B. Rubottom
- Set Decorator Edwin B. Willis
Costumes
- Gowns Adrian
- Men's Costumes Gile Steele
Make-up
- Make-up Jack Dawn
- Hairstyles Sydney Guilaroff
Music
- Musical Score Edward Kane
Sound
- Recording Director Douglas Shearer
Consultant
- [Technical Adviser] John Taggart
- [Technical Adviser] Dr O.S. Greeley
Publicity
- [General Press Representative] Howard Dietz