The Searching Wind (1946)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.588 |
Directed By
William Dieterle
Crew
William Dieterle
Lee Garmes
Hans Dreier
Victor Young
Franz Bachelin
Warren Low
Lillian Hellman
Lillian Hellman
TOP CAST
Robert Young
Alex Hazen
Sylvia Sidney
Cassie Bowman
Ann Richards
Emily Taney Hazen
Dudley Digges
Moses Taney
Douglas Dick
Sam Hazen
Albert Bassermann
Count von Stammer
Dan Seymour
Torrone
Ian Wolfe
Sears
Marietta Canty
Sophronia
Norma Varden
Mrs. Hayworth
Charles D. Brown
Carter
Don Castle
David
William Trenk
Ponette
Mickey Kuhn
Sam (as a child)
Ann Carter
Sarah Hazen
Dave Willock
Harry, Male Nurse
Frederick Giermann
Eppler
Arthur Loft
Dr. Crocker
Georges Renavent
Ambassador de Frontigny
Henry Rowland
Capt. Hetderbreck
Reginald Sheffield
Harry, Reporter
Marie Surdez
Countess Marigny
Frank Ferguson
Embassy Attendant (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Reporter (uncredited)
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