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Storm Warning

  • 19511951
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Ronald Reagan, Ginger Rogers, and Steve Cochran in Storm Warning (1951)
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Marsha Mitchell, a traveling dress model, stops in a southern town to see her sister who has married a Ku Klux Klansman. Marsha sees the KKK commit a murder and helps District Attorney Burt ... Read allMarsha Mitchell, a traveling dress model, stops in a southern town to see her sister who has married a Ku Klux Klansman. Marsha sees the KKK commit a murder and helps District Attorney Burt Rainey in bringing the criminals to justice.Marsha Mitchell, a traveling dress model, stops in a southern town to see her sister who has married a Ku Klux Klansman. Marsha sees the KKK commit a murder and helps District Attorney Burt Rainey in bringing the criminals to justice.
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  • Director
    • Stuart Heisler
  • Writers
    • Daniel Fuchs
    • Richard Brooks
  • Stars
    • Ginger Rogers
    • Ronald Reagan
    • Doris Day
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  • Director
    • Stuart Heisler
  • Writers
    • Daniel Fuchs
    • Richard Brooks
  • Stars
    • Ginger Rogers
    • Ronald Reagan
    • Doris Day
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    • 57User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    Doris Day, Ginger Rogers, and Steve Cochran in Storm Warning (1951)
    Doris Day, Ginger Rogers, and Steve Cochran in Storm Warning (1951)
    Ginger Rogers in Storm Warning (1951)
    Ginger Rogers in Storm Warning (1951)
    Ginger Rogers in Storm Warning (1951)
    Ginger Rogers in Storm Warning (1951)
    Ginger Rogers in Storm Warning (1951)
    Ronald Reagan and Hugh Sanders in Storm Warning (1951)
    Ginger Rogers and Steve Cochran in Storm Warning (1951)
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    Doris Day and Ginger Rogers in Storm Warning (1951)
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    Ginger Rogers
    Ginger Rogers
    • Marsha Mitchellas Marsha Mitchell
    Ronald Reagan
    Ronald Reagan
    • Burt Raineyas Burt Rainey
    Doris Day
    Doris Day
    • Lucy Riceas Lucy Rice
    Steve Cochran
    Steve Cochran
    • Hank Riceas Hank Rice
    Hugh Sanders
    Hugh Sanders
    • Charlie Barras Charlie Barr
    Lloyd Gough
    Lloyd Gough
    • Cliff Rummelas Cliff Rummel
    Raymond Greenleaf
    Raymond Greenleaf
    • Faulkneras Faulkner
    Ned Glass
    Ned Glass
    • George Athensas George Athens
    Paul E. Burns
    Paul E. Burns
    • Frank Hauseras Frank Hauser
    Walter Baldwin
    Walter Baldwin
    • Coroner Bledsoeas Coroner Bledsoe
    Lynn Whitney
    • Cora Athensas Cora Athens
    Stuart Randall
    Stuart Randall
    • Walt Waltersas Walt Walters
    Sean McClory
    Sean McClory
    • Shoreas Shore
    John Alban
    • Reporteras Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Lillian Albertson
    Lillian Albertson
    • Mrs. Raineyas Mrs. Rainey
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    • Townsman on Courthouse Stepsas Townsman on Courthouse Steps
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Anderson
    Richard Anderson
    • Interneas Interne
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Bacon
    • Jury Foremanas Jury Foreman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Stuart Heisler
    • Writers
      • Daniel Fuchs
      • Richard Brooks
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    • Trivia
      Joan Crawford was asked by studio boss Jack L. Warner to play Doris Day's sister in the film. Crawford declined, saying, "Come on, Jack. No one would ever believe that I would have Doris Day for a sister!".
    • Goofs
      Ginger Roger's character gets whipped in the right shoulder during the whipping scene. After she is saved, she is seen rubbing her left shoulder as if it had been whipped.
    • Quotes

      Burt Rainey: Just wearing that hood doesn't change your voice, Walker. Am I supposed to be afraid of you because your face is covered up? It'll take more than these sheets you're wearing to hide the fact that you're mean, frightened little people, or you wouldn't be here, desecrating the cross.

      Charlie Barr: In the name of the imperial Klan...

      Burt Rainey: Don't give me that Halloween routine.

    • Connections
      Featured in Biography: Doris Day: It's Magic (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Kiss Me Sweet
      (uncredited)

      Music by Milton Drake

      Played when Marsha first goes to the recreation center

    User reviews57

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    Top review
    7/10
    Decent film noir, but sidesteps any real social issues
    A very nice film overall, with Ronald Reagan probably turning in the best performance of this cast. Also notable for its direct attack on the Klu Klux Klan at a time when they were still a force. But this is also where the film gets a little strange. Virtually no mention is made of the Klan's ideology -- other than a few passing references to "hate" and "bigotry". There is a mob lynching/murder at the start of the film -- but it is not a racial attack. It is the killing of a white reporter who had been investigating and threatening to "expose" the Klan. Expose them for what? Tax evasion! They had been selling Klan trinkets to members and not reporting the income. The Klan is shown as essentially a criminal organization whose purpose is to fleece its own members for profit. In fact not one black actor has a line in this film. I am sure the producer's intentions were noble and maybe they felt they could not address the issue of racism head on, and therefore chose a somewhat oblique approach to discredit the Klan. But I can't help but feel that there is a certain disingenuousness to this film. Maybe this was brave for 1951, I really don't know.
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    • Aug 19, 2006

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    • Release date
      • February 10, 1951 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Storm Center
    • Filming locations
      • Corona, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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