''The Searching Wind'' is a 1946 American feature film directed by

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and starring Robert Young,

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, and Ann Richards. It is based on the play of the same name by Lillian Hellman. It had originally been planned for producer Hal Wallis to make the film at

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, but after he left the studio he brought the project to

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Synopsis

In 1945, after hearing of the death of

Mussolini Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (; 29 July 188328 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party. He was Prime Minister of Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 until his deposition in 194 ...

, an American career diplomat and his family reflect on his mistakes he made during the interwar years.

Cast

* Robert Young as Alex Hazen *

as Cassie Bowman * Ann Richards as Emily Hazen * Dudley Digges as Moses *

Douglas Dick Douglas Harvey Dick (November 20, 1920 – December 19, 2015) was an American actor and occasional screenwriter. His most famous role came in the 1948 film ''Rope''. In 1971, Dick left the entertainment industry to work as a psychologist. Early ...

as Sam Hazen *

Albert Basserman Albert Bassermann (7 September 1867 – 15 May 1952) was a German stage and screen actor. He was considered to be one of the greatest German-speaking actors of his generation and received the famous Iffland-Ring. He was married to Elsa Schi ...

as Count Von Stammer * Dan Seymour as Torrone * Ian Wolfe as Sears *

Marietta Canty Marietta Canty (September 30, 1905 – July 9, 1986) was an American actress, community activist and recipient of numerous humanist awards. Personal life and social engagement Marietta Canty was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of M ...

as Sophronia * Norma Varden as Mrs. Hayworth * Charles D. Brown as Carter *

Don Castle Don Castle (September 29, 1917 – May 26, 1966) was an American film actor of the 1930s and 1940s. Biography Castle was born in Beaumont, Texas. He started his acting career as a stage actor, then moved to films. The actor, who resembled Clar ...

as David *

William Trenk Willy Trenk-Trebitsch (March 11, 1902 – September 21, 1983) was an Austrian actor. He was born in Vienna. He was especially famous for his performances as Mack the Knife in ''The Threepenny Opera''; he also had a film career. He died in Berli ...

as Ponette * Mickey Kuhn as Sam as a Boy

Original play

Hellman's play debuted on Broadway in 1944 and ran for 318 performances. Montgomery Clift was in the original cast.''The Searching Wind''
at IBDB

References

Bibliography

* Dick, Bernard F. ''Hal Wallis: Producer to the Stars''. University Press of Kentucky, 2015.

External links

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