| The Sacred Flame | |
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| Based on | The Sacred Flame by Somerset Maugham |
| Produced by | Henry Blanke |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Frank Kesson |
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| Distributed by | Deutsche First National Pictures |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | German |
The Sacred Flame (German: Die heilige Flamme) is a lost 1931 American drama film directed by William Dieterle and Berthold Viertel and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Dita Parlo and Hans Heinrich von Twardowski. It was made by Warner Brothers as a German-language remake of the studio's 1929 film The Sacred Flame.[1][2] It is based upon the 1928 play of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham.
Synopsis[edit]
After newly married Stella's husband is badly injured in a plane crash, causing him to lose the use of his legs, she becomes emotionally involved with his brother.
Reception[edit]
Rudolf Arnheim said "It is incomprehensible how such a film can be launched in a large cinema, rather than being chastely hidden away from the eyes of any kind of criticism."[3]
Cast[edit]
- Gustav Fröhlich as Walter Taylor
- Dita Parlo as Stella
- Hans Heinrich von Twardowski as Robert Taylor
- Salka Viertel as Frau Taylor
- Charlotte Hagenbruch as Schwester Weyland
- Vladimir Sokoloff as Doctor Harvester
- Anton Pointner as Major Liconda
- Hubert von Meyerinck as Pfarrer
References[edit]
- ^ Waldman, Harry (2000). "Germany". Missing reels : lost films of American and European cinema. Jefferson, NC [u.a.]: McFarland. p. 83. ISBN 0-7864-0724-7.
- ^ Waldman, Harry; Slide, Anthony (1996). Hollywood and the Foreign Touch: A Dictionary of Foreign Filmmakers and Their Films from America, 1910-1995. Scarecrow Press. p. 133. ISBN 9780810831926.
- ^ Arnheim, Rudolf; translated by Benthien, Brenda (1997). Film essays and criticism. Madison: Wis. pp. 164–165. ISBN 0299152642.
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