''Song of Surrender'' is a 1949 American period

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Mitchell Leisen James Mitchell Leisen (October 6, 1898 – October 28, 1972) was an American film director, director, art director, and costume designer. Film career He entered the film industry in the 1920s, beginning in the art and costume departments. He d ...

and starring Wanda Hendrix,

Claude Rains William Claude Rains (10 November 188930 May 1967) was a British and American actor whose career spanned almost seven decades. He was the recipient of numerous accolades, including four Academy Award nominations for Academy Award for Best Supp ...

and

Macdonald Carey Edward Macdonald Carey (March 15, 1913 – March 21, 1994) was an American actor, best known for his role as the patriarch Dr. Tom Horton on NBC's soap opera '' Days of Our Lives''. For almost three decades, he was the show's central cast membe ...

. It was produced and distributed by

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount ...

Plot

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.

Cast

* Wanda Hendrix as Abigail Hunt *

as Elisha Hunt *

as Bruce Eldridge * Andrea King as Phyllis Cantwell *

Henry Hull Henry Watterson Hull (October 3, 1890 – March 8, 1977) was an American character actor who played the lead in Universal Pictures's ''Werewolf of London'' (1935). For most of his career, he was a lead actor on stage and a character actor on scr ...

as Deacon Perry * Gordon Richards as Clayton * Elizabeth Patterson as Mrs. Beecham * Art Smith as Mr. Willis * John Beal as Dubois *

Eva Gabor Eva Gabor ( ; February 11, 1919 – July 4, 1995) was a Hungarian-American actress and socialite. Gabor voiced Duchess and Miss Bianca in the Disney animations ''The Aristocats'' (1970), ''The Rescuers'' (1977), and ''The Rescuers Down Under'' ...

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

References

Bibliography

* Skal, David J. & Rains, Jessica. ''Claude Rains: An Actor's Voice''. University Press of Kentucky, 2008.

External links

* 1949 films American black-and-white films Films scored by Victor Young Films directed by Mitchell Leisen Paramount Pictures films Films set in New England Films set in the 1900s American historical drama films 1940s historical drama films 1949 drama films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films English-language historical drama films {{1940s-US-drama-film-stub