Summer Storm (1944)
Overview
It's a tale of power and passions when a Russian siren, who wants the finer things in life, sinks her hooks into a judge, a decadent aristocrat and an estate superintendent, with surprising results.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.778 |
Directed By
Douglas Sirk
Crew
Richard de Wesse
Lon Anthony
Max Pretzfelder
Seymour Nebenzal
Douglas Sirk
Karl Hajos
Rudi Feld
Douglas Sirk
Rowland Leigh
Robert Thoeren
Emile Kuri
Walter Mayo
Rudolf S. Joseph
Archie Stout
Eugen Schüfftan
Fred Lau
Richard DeWeese
Karl Hajos
Gregg Tallas
William McGarry
Douglas Sirk
Robert Thoeren
Anton Chekhov
TOP CAST
George Sanders
Fedja Michailovitch Petroff
Linda Darnell
Olga Kuzminichna Urbenin
Anna Lee
Nadina Kalenin
Edward Everett Horton
Count "Piggy" Volsky
Hugo Haas
Anton Urbenin
Laurie Lane
Clara Heller
John Philliber
Polycarp
Sig Ruman
Kuzma
John Abbott
Lunin
Mary Servoss
Mrs. Kalenin
André Charlot
Mr. Kalenin
Robert Greig
Gregory
Nina Koshetz
Gypsy Singer
Paul Hurst
Orloff
Charles Trowbridge
Doctor
Don Brodie
Bit Player (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin
Man Mailing Letter (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Clerk in Newspaper Office (uncredited)
John Kelly
Bit Player (uncredited)
Kate MacKenna
Woman with Umbrella (uncredited)
Mike Mazurki
Tall Policeman Bending Over Petroff (uncredited)
Sharon McManus
Beggar Child (uncredited)
Fred Nurney
Judge in Kharkov (uncredited)
Frank Orth
Cafe Maitre d' at End (uncredited)
Sarah Padden
Beggar Woman (uncredited)
Constance Purdy
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Elizabeth Russell
Dinner Guest Offended by Kuzma (uncredited)
Ann Staunton
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Bit Part (uncredited)
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