Song of Surrender

1949 film by Mitchell Leisen

This article is about the film. For the U2 album, see Songs of Surrender.

Song of Surrender

Directed by| Mitchell Leisen
Written by|

* Ruth McKenney
* Richard Bransten
* Richard Maibaum

Produced by| Richard Maibaum
Starring| Wanda Hendrix
Claude Rains
Macdonald Carey
Cinematography| Daniel L. Fapp
Edited by| Alma Macrorie
Music by| Victor Young

Production
company

Paramount Pictures

Distributed by| Paramount Pictures

Release date

| October 28, 1949

Running time

| 93 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Song of Surrender is a 1949 American period drama film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Wanda Hendrix, Claude Rains and Macdonald Carey.[1] It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

## Plot[edit]

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[edit]

* 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

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Song of Surrender (1949) - Mitchell Leisen | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".

## Bibliography[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* Song of Surrender at IMDb

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Films directed by Mitchell Leisen

* Cradle Song (1933)
* Death Takes a Holiday (1934)
* Murder at the Vanities (1934)
* Behold My Wife! (1934)
* Four Hours to Kill! (1935)
* Hands Across the Table (1935)
* 13 Hours by Air (1936)
* The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936)
* Swing High, Swing Low (1937)
* Easy Living (1937)
* The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
* Artists and Models Abroad (1938)
* Midnight (1939)
* Remember the Night (1940)
* Arise, My Love (1940)
* I Wanted Wings (1941)
* Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
* The Lady Is Willing (1942)
* Take a Letter, Darling (1942)
* No Time for Love (1943)
* Lady in the Dark (1944)
* Frenchman's Creek (1944)
* Practically Yours (1944)
* Kitty (1945)
* Masquerade in Mexico (1945)
* To Each His Own (1946)
* Suddenly, It's Spring (1947)
* Golden Earrings (1947)
* Dream Girl (1948)
* Bride of Vengeance (1949)
* Song of Surrender (1949)
* No Man of Her Own (1950)
* Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1950)
* The Mating Season (1951)
* Darling, How Could You! (1951)
* Young Man with Ideas (1952)
* Tonight We Sing (1953)
* Bedevilled (1955)
* The Girl Most Likely (1958)

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