The Searching Wind
The Searching Wind is a 1946 American feature film directed by William Dieterle and starring Robert Young, Sylvia Sidney, and Ann Richards. It is based on the play of the same name by Lillian Hellman.[1] It had originally been planned for producer Hal Wallis to make the film at Warner Bros., but after he left the studio he brought the project to Paramount Pictures.[2]
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| Directed by | William Dieterle | 
| Screenplay by | Lillian Hellman | 
| Based on | The Searching Wind (1944 play) by Lillian Hellman | 
| Produced by | Hal Wallis | 
| Starring | Robert Young Sylvia Sidney Ann Richards | 
| Cinematography | Lee Garmes | 
| Edited by | Warren Low | 
| Music by | Victor Young | 
| Production company | Hal Wallis Productions | 
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures | 
| Release date | 
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| Running time | 108 minutes | 
| Country | United States | 
| Language | English | 
Synopsis
    
In 1945, after hearing of the death of Mussolini, an American career diplomat and his family reflect on his mistakes he made during the interwar years.
Cast
    
- Robert Young as Alex Hazen
- Sylvia Sidney as Cassie Bowman
- Ann Richards as Emily Hazen
- Dudley Digges as Moses
- Douglas Dick as Sam Hazen
- Albert Basserman as Count Von Stammer
- Dan Seymour as Torrone
- Ian Wolfe as Sears
- Marietta Canty as Sophronia
- Norma Varden as Mrs. Hayworth
- Charles D. Brown as Carter
- Don Castle as David
- William Trenk 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.[3]
References
    
- The Searching Wind at TCMDB
- Dick p.112-13
- The Searching Wind at IBDB
Bibliography
    
- Dick, Bernard F. Hal Wallis: Producer to the Stars. University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
External links
    
- The Searching Wind at IMDb
- The Searching Wind at the TCM Movie Database
- The Searching Wind at New York Times
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