The Searching Wind (1946)
Always the diplomat, Alex Hazen is slow to take sides in Europe of the 1920s and 1930s. Cassie Bowman wants him to be more decisive and leaves him in Rome just as Mussolini is coming to power. There Alex marries Emily, daughter of a newspaper publisher who hires Cassie for his Paris bureau -- just before retiring from active management of his paper. Alex and Emily's son Sam, recently returned from active duty in World War II, learns the whole story one night in Washington when Emily invites Cassie to dinner. Sam has a story to tell, too.
Director:
William Dieterle
Writer:
Lillian Hellman
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Robert Young as Alex Hazen |
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Sylvia Sidney as Cassie Bowman |
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Ann Richards as Emily Taney Hazen |
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Dudley Digges as Moses Taney |
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Douglas Dick as Sam Hazen |
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Albert Bassermann as Count von Stammer |
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Dan Seymour as Torrone |
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Ian Wolfe as Sears |
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Marietta Canty as Sophronia |
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Norma Varden as Mrs. Hayworth |
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Charles D. Brown as Carter |
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Don Castle as David |
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William Trenk as Ponette |
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Mickey Kuhn as Sam (as a child) |
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Ann Carter as Sarah Hazen |
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Dave Willock as Harry, Male Nurse |
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Frederick Giermann as Eppler |
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Arthur Loft as Dr. Crocker |
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Georges Renavent as Ambassador de Frontigny |
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Henry Rowland as Capt. Hetderbreck |
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Reginald Sheffield as Harry, Reporter |
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Marie Surdez as Countess Marigny |
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Frank Ferguson as Embassy Attendant (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Reporter (uncredited) |
| Directing | William Dieterle | Director |
| Art | Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Camera | Lee Garmes | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Warren Low | Editor |
| Sound | Victor Young | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Franz Bachelin | Art Direction |
| Writing | Lillian Hellman | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Lillian Hellman | Screenplay |
