The Mortal Storm (1940)

The Mortal Storm (1940) 

University professor Victor Roth leads a contented life with family and friends in the south German Alps of 1933. This changes quickly and dramatically once Adolf Hitler comes to power. Most of the town embraces the new creed while a few friends such as Martin Breitner do not. Victor himself is "non-Aryan" and his two step-sons soon leave his house, while his loyal daughter Freya breaks her engagement from Nazi-inclined Fritz. Against increasing difficulties an attachment between Freya and Martin starts to grow. (IMDB Jeremy Perkins)

Nazi leader Adolf Hitler banned this film from release in Germany because of its strong anti-Nazi sentiments. In addition, all MGM films from that point until the end of the war were also banned in Germany because the studio made this one.  (IMDB)

Esther Dale

Frank Morgan

Frank Morgan

Irene Rich

Gene Reynolds

Gene Reynolds, Robert Stack, William T. Orr, Frank Morgan

Margaret Sullavan

William Edmunds

Russell Hicks (L)

James Stewart, Robert Willey and Robert Young

James Stewart

Irene Rich

Esther Dale

William T. Orr, Robert Stack, Robert Young and Gene Reynolds

Robert Stack

Robert Young

Maria Ouspenskaya

Maria Ouspenskaya and Bonita Granville

Maria Ouspenskaya

Margaret Sullavan

Sue Moore

William T. Orr, Robert Stack, James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, Robert Young

James Stewart

Thomas W. Ross

Thomas W. Ross, Dan Dailey and James Stewart

Margaret Sullavan, Thomas W. Ross, James Stewart

Robert Young (R)

Margaret Sullavan, William T. Orr, Robert Stack

            William T. Orr, and Robert Stack

Thomas W. Ross

Bonita Granville

Robert Young

Irene Rich and Frank Morga

Robert Stack

Howard Lang and Bodil Rosing

Lucien Prival (C)

Lucien Prival

Margaret Sullavan and Henry Victor

James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan

James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan

James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan