Summer Storm (1944 film)

Summer Storm
Directed by	Douglas Sirk
Screenplay by	Douglas Sirk (adaptation) Michael O'Hara (adaptation) Rowland Leigh (screenplay) Robert Thoeren (additional dialogue)
Based on	The Shooting Party by Anton Chekhov
Produced by	Seymour Nebenzal Rudolf S. Joseph
Starring	George Sanders Linda Darnell Edward Everett Horton Anna Lee Hugo Haas
Cinematography	Archie Stout (front for) Eugen Schüfftan
Music by	Karl Hajos
Production companies	Angelus Pictures Angelus Productions Nero Films
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	July 14, 1944 (1944-07-14) (United States)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,250,000[1]

Summer Storm is a 1944 period romantic melodrama directed by Douglas Sirk, and starring Linda Darnell, George Sanders, Edward Everett Horton, and Anna Lee. It was based on Anton Chekhov's 1884 novel The Shooting Party, with the screenplay written by Rowland Leigh. Karl Hajos was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture.