The Mortal Storm

The Mortal Storm is a 1940 drama film from MGM directed by Frank Borzage and starring Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart. 
==Plot==
Professor Victor Roth (Frank Morgan) enjoys a tranquil life with his family in Germany. His daughter Freya (Margaret Sullavan) is courted both by Martin (James Stewart) and Fritz (Robert Young). However, when the Nazis take control of the country, all their lives are shaken. Martin must flee to Austria because of his political stance. Victor loses his job and is sent to a concentration camp when he speaks out against Hitler. Meanwhile, Fritz joins the Nazis and is obliged to hunt down Freya.
==Cast==
*Margaret Sullavan as Freya Roth
*James Stewart as Martin Breitner
*Robert Young as Fritz Marberg
*Frank Morgan as Prof. Viktor Roth
*Robert Stack as Otto von Rohn
*Bonita Granville as Elsa
*Irene Rich as Amelie Roth
*William T. Orr as Erich von Rohn
*Maria Ouspenskaya as Hilda Breitner
*Gene Reynolds as Rudi Roth
*Ward Bond as Franz
*Russell Hicks as Rector of University
*William Edmunds as Lehman, University Doorman
*Esther Dale as Marta, the Roths' Maid
*Dan Dailey as Holl, Youth Party Leader (billed as Dan Dailey, Jr.)
*Granville Bates as Prof. Berg
Category:1940 films
Category:American films
Category:English-language films
Category:1940s films
Category:Films
Category:American drama films
Category:Drama films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Black-and-white films
Category:Films based on novels
Category:Films based on British novels
Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
Category:Films produced by Frank Borzage
Category:Films produced by Victor Saville
Category:Films directed by Frank Borzage