The Sacred Flame (1931 film)

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The Sacred Flame

Directed by	William Dieterle Berthold Viertel
Written by	Heinrich Fraenkel Berthold Viertel
Based on	The Sacred Flame by Somerset Maugham
Produced by	Henry Blanke
Starring	Gustav Fröhlich Dita Parlo Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
Cinematography	Frank Kesson
Production company	Warner Brothers
Distributed by	Deutsche First National Pictures
Release date	May 5, 1931 (1931-05-05)
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

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

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

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

^ 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.

External links

The Sacred Flame at IMDb

Films directed by William Dieterle

Man by the Wayside (1923)
Behind the Altar (1927)
The Saint and Her Fool (1928)
Sex in Chains (1928)
Rustle of Spring (1929)
Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1929)
Triumph of Love (1929)
The Brandenburg Arch (1929)
Silence in the Forest (1929)
The Dance Goes On (1930)
Kismet (1931)
The Mask Falls (1931)
Demon of the Sea (1931)
One Hour of Happiness (1931)
The Sacred Flame (1931)
The Last Flight (1931)
Her Majesty, Love (1931)
Man Wanted (1932)
Jewel Robbery (1932)
The Crash (1932)
Six Hours to Live (1932)
Scarlet Dawn (1932)
Lawyer Man (1933)
Adorable (1933)
The Devil's in Love (1933)
Grand Slam (1933)
Female (1933)
From Headquarters (1933)
Fog Over Frisco (1934)
Fashions of 1934 (1934)
Madame Du Barry (1934)
Dr. Monica (1934)
The Firebird (1934)
The Secret Bride (1934)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Dr. Socrates (1935)
The Story of Louis Pasteur (1935)
The White Angel (1936)
Satan Met a Lady (1936)
The Great O'Malley (1937)
The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
Another Dawn (1937)
The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
Blockade (1938)
Juarez (1939)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)
The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)
Syncopation (1942)
Tennessee Johnson (1943)
Kismet (1944)
I'll Be Seeing You (1944)
Love Letters (1945)
This Love of Ours (1945)
The Searching Wind (1946)
Duel in the Sun (1946)
Portrait of Jennie (1948)
The Accused (1949)
Rope of Sand (1949)
Paid in Full (1950)
Vulcano (1950)
September Affair (1950)
Dark City (1950)
Peking Express (1951)
Red Mountain (1951)
Boots Malone (1952)
The Turning Point (1952)
Salome (1953)
Elephant Walk (1954)
Magic Fire (1955)
Omar Khayyam (1957)
Dubrowsky (1959)
Mistress of the World (1960)
Carnival Confession (1960)
Quick, Let's Get Married (1964)

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