Mortal Storm The (1940)

This is a pretty good film about the power of fascism illustrated by how it changes a family and a pre-World War II town in Europe. But what makes this movie so special in my mind is its cast. Frank Morgan is a professor who’s the head of the family which includes Margaret Sullavan and Robert Stack. James Stewart is dating Sullavan and Robert Young is friends with he and Stack. Bonita Granville and Maria Ouspenskaya round out the cast. The fact that so many of these actors went on to make a name for themselves elsewhere (e.g. on TV) makes it all the more interesting but it also features a thrilling ending.

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