{"id":31,"date":"2006-03-06T15:27:54","date_gmt":"2006-03-06T22:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=31"},"modified":"2022-02-21T23:30:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T06:30:40","slug":"mortal-storm-the-1940","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=31","title":{"rendered":"Mortal Storm, The (1940)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;May we not believe as we choose and allow others to do the same?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Poster-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Poster-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-47273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Poster-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Poster-1-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Poster-1.jpg 666w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nRespected professor Viktor Roth (Frank Morgan) lives happily in Germany, until Hitler comes to power and his family is torn apart by ideological differences. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bonita Granville Films<\/li>\n<li>Dan Dailey Films<\/li>\n<li>Family Problems<\/li>\n<li>Frank Borzage Films<\/li>\n<li>Frank Morgan Films<\/li>\n<li>Jimmy Stewart Films<\/li>\n<li>Margaret Sullavan Films<\/li>\n<li>Nazis<\/li>\n<li>Professors<\/li>\n<li>Racism<\/li>\n<li>Robert Stack Films<\/li>\n<li>Robert Young Films<\/li>\n<li>Ward Bond Films<\/li>\n<li>World War Two<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary notes, this classic anti-Nazi film (made before America entered the war) features sensitive direction by Frank Borzage and insightful performances by its stars (Jimmy Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, and Frank Morgan). Borzage wisely spends ample time showing us Professor Roth&#8217;s idyllic existence <em>before<\/em> Nazism pervades the minds of his impressionable young students; the contrast is all the more striking for it. While it&#8217;s true, as Peary notes, that you never quite forget this is a Hollywood movie, I&#8217;m not sure why he singles out Jimmy Stewart&#8217;s performance as especially hard-to-swallow, given that <em>none<\/em> of the Hollywood actors make any attempt at German accents. Note that the word &#8220;Jew&#8221; is never used in the film; instead, Professor Roth is repeatedly referred to as &#8220;non-Aryan&#8221;.   <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jimmy Stewart as Martin Breitner<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Stewart.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Stewart-1024x692.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"433\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Stewart-1024x692.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Stewart-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Stewart-128x87.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Stewart-768x519.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Stewart.png 1425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Margaret Sullavan as Freya Roth<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Sullavan.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Sullavan-1024x685.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Sullavan-1024x685.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Sullavan-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Sullavan-128x86.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Sullavan-768x514.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Sullavan.png 1443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Frank Morgan as Viktor Roth<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Morgan.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Morgan-1024x692.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"433\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Morgan-1024x692.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Morgan-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Morgan-128x86.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Morgan-768x519.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Morgan.png 1423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A poignant look at a family torn apart by war<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Family.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Family-1024x701.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"438\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Family-1024x701.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Family-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Family-128x88.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Family-768x526.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Mortal-Storm-Family.png 1413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes.  As one of the first anti-Nazi Hollywood films made before America entered the war, it&#8217;s worth seeing for historical purposes alone. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0032811\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1940\/06\/21\/archives\/the-screen-the-mortal-storm-a-deeply-tragic-antinazi-film-at-the.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/the-mortal-storm\/review\/106713\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;May we not believe as we choose and allow others to do the same?&#8221; Synopsis: Respected professor Viktor Roth (Frank Morgan) lives happily in Germany, until Hitler comes to power and his family is torn apart by ideological differences. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Bonita Granville Films Dan Dailey Films Family Problems Frank Borzage Films Frank Morgan Films Jimmy Stewart Films Margaret Sullavan Films Nazis Professors Racism Robert Stack Films Robert Young Films Ward Bond Films World War Two Response&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=31\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81618,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31\/revisions\/81618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}