Song of Surrender
1949 film by Mitchell Leisen
Song of Surrender is a 1949 American period drama film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Wanda Hendrix, Claude Rains and Macdonald Carey. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures.
01Plot
Connecticut, 1906. Farmer's daughter Abigail marries the much older Elisha Hunt, the curator of the local museum. Finding that they have little in common, she is drawn to the wealthy Bruce Eldridge.
02Cast
- Wanda Hendrix as Abigail Hunt
- Claude Rains as Elisha Hunt
- Macdonald Carey as Bruce Eldridge
- Andrea King as Phyllis Cantwell
- Henry Hull as Deacon Perry
- Gordon Richards as Clayton
- Elizabeth Patterson as Mrs. Beecham
- Art Smith as Mr. Willis
- John Beal as Dubois
- Eva Gabor as Countess Marina
- Dan Tobin as Clyde Atherton
- Nicholas Joy as General Seckle
- Peter Miles as Simon Beecham
- Ray Walker as Auctioneer
- Gigi Perreau as Faith Beecham
- Ray Bennett as Mr. Beecham
- Clancy Cooper as Mr. Torrance
- Georgia Backus as Mrs. Parry
- Mary Young as Miss Rivercomb
- Houseley Stevenson as Mr. Abernathy
Sources and credits
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