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PICuilia tilm Leaiort taccam we” the fm’s Koati-Esscist a cere H meible posts who betrayed our By David Platt | interests. It limite ite value “when waen like Alex The movie of Lillian Hellman’s The Wind) describes one American family’s contributer t 0 ot e growth of fascism in Europe betweed 192 1921 and 1941. Despite nu- CST merous dramatic and political short. comings Jt is a thoughtful indict; ment of the appeasement poit that helped to bring about world war two. wounded and embittered. That is Alex Hasen's smali punishment for twenty years of cowardice. In # final, gripping scene, Hasen's: sinclude Alex/ the country do something now to, a Heasen (Robert) make sure that i will not e Young), a State| egsin. i B Department off-/ It's a good speech but it fails cial who beHeved) quiet the fear that Alex Hasew, the, | ihat Wal could oN ime the. by giv- the fascists everything they i for; bis wife ‘Emily (Ann Richards), a wealthy] socialite who hebnobed with fas- cists; his father-in-law Moses (Dud- Jey Digges), a Wilsonian liberal] who smelled the danger of fascism but was too tired to do anything ‘about it; Cassie (Sylvia Sidney), an anti-fascist newepaper woman and friend of the famiiy who broke -away from them for political rea- sons; Sam Hasen (Douglas Dick), ‘who Jost a Jeg in the very war ‘which his father thought he was averting by appeasing the fascists, ' Alex, Emily, Cassie and Moses ‘were in Itely when Muestlini |marched on Rone, Alex, who ey representing bis Gov. t, said it was none of his bu 4 ‘neds, " refused to take sides, fel ‘et home at the parties ‘by the Blackshiris. Her disillusioned) | ‘libera)’ father, who had sold his! ‘poweriul newspaper to a tory, resog- nized the monstrous evil that had|, | eenenon ae game a aot ‘sprung up but maintained a Sease| The hing Wind pulls puncheg tf manages io say many ime portant things nevertheless. It "| far the most important Molly SIND, A Hal Walle productiin di- ted by William Dieterle, Bereens y by Lilian Hellman. Cast ina des Robert Young. Sylvia Bidmey, ey Diggea, Ann Richards, Douglas Tack. At the Paramount. ‘ist attitude toward it. Only Cassie felt like doing something to stop q Gt EZ ihe A- ‘this new threat to humanity. She emer cee, \ f/Od- . and Alex were considering marriage [the diplomat is stil! writing arti clea =X" 3 (24 oh. TES oR 7D but she drepped him when she saw)of an appeasement character. te Pan or a 1945 ‘that his conservatism was giving] The truth is that Sam's stirring iV ‘comfort to an enemy of democracy.fepeech and Cassie's anti-fascism The years pass. Alex is now anjare not strong enough to overcome —— Ambassador in Berlin. And stili]the lack ef sharpness in Robert making one tragic mistake after} Young's portrayal of the conserva- } + another. He bas married Emily,ftive State Departnient representa- This is a qlipping fron jthough still deeply in ‘ove with/tive. The fim is much too polite to . ' ; of the Cassie. They have a young s#on.[this symbol of America’s pussyfoot- } page Alex is convinced that the Nazijing abroad. DATLY WORKER . menace will blow + Spats When the? One wonders why Miss war against did not state frankly in her pictur JUL 2 1946 a takes a neutral ost position. Af-Jthat at the bottom of Aler Haseen’, Date . eee ter a Wehort struggle with kis political struggie was fear of , science) he dictates a report Soviet Union, fear of the work. Washi n supporting the » that he was faithful! v7 Munich. aut State tmen y¥—a policy of Cae: stead of folieboration with the So- } Goveoee at the Seat of Se <—_