The Mortal Storm

Frank Borzage
1940-06-20

The Most Exciting Picture!
7.2
100 min

The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. After the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.

Cast

Name Character Team
Margaret Sullavan Freya Roth Unowned
James Stewart Martin Breitner Unowned
Robert Young Fritz Marberg Unowned
Frank Morgan Professor Victor Roth Unowned
Robert Stack Otto Von Rohn Unowned
Bonita Granville Elsa Unowned
Irene Rich Mrs. Roth Unowned
William T. Orr Erich Von Rohn Unowned
Maria Ouspenskaya Mrs. Breitner Unowned
Gene Reynolds Rudi Unowned
Russell Hicks Rector Unowned
William Edmunds Lehman Unowned
Esther Dale Marta Unowned
Dan Dailey Holl Unowned
Granville Bates Professor Berg Unowned
Thomas W. Ross Professor Werner Unowned
Ward Bond Franz Unowned
Harry Depp 2nd Colleague Unowned
Julius Tannen 3rd Colleague Unowned
Gus Glassmire 4th Colleague Unowned
Rudolph Anders Gestapo Official Hartman Unowned
Max Davidson Old Postman Unowned
Tom Drake Second Classroom Scene Unowned
Dick Elliott Passport Official on Train Unowned
William Irving Cafe Waiter Unowned
Ted Oliver Concentration Camp Guard Unowned
Lucien Prival Passport Official on Train Unowned
Dick Rich Guard Unowned
Bert Roach Fat Song Leader in Cafe Unowned
Bodil Rosing Old Woman on Train Unowned
John Stark Gestapo Official Unowned
Robert R. Stephenson Gestapo Guard Unowned
William Tannen Nazi Clerk Unowned
Henry Victor Gestapo Official Confiscating Book on Train Unowned
Frank Whitbeck Trailer Announcer (voice) Unowned
Robert Willey Student Speaking in Latin Unowned
Sue Moore Theresa Unowned
Howard Lang Unowned