Flames in the Dark (1942)
Latin teacher Birger Sjögren at Ringsala boarding school threatens his possesive and chronically ill mother that he will get married. She gets a stroke and dies. Sjögren is affected by feelings of guilt, envy and hatred towards the surroundings. A series of mysterious fires have taken place around the school the last few months. One of the students has seen Sjögren setting fire to a barn. But can he convince the trusted biology teacher Nordmark, expert of the criminal mind?
- Released
- 1942-03-02
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Hasse Ekman
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Edvin Adolphson as Rolf Nordmark
- Stig Järrel as Birger Sjögren
- Inga Tidblad as Eva Sjögren
- Hugo Björne as Edvard Bergfelt
- Linnéa Hillberg as Magda Bergfelt
- Hasse Ekman as Per Sahlén
- Agneta Lagerfeldt as Anne-Marie Ström
- Hilda Borgström as Anna Charlotta Sjögren
- Mimi Pollak as Miss Danielsson
- Bengt Ekerot as Åke Kronström
- Åke Claesson as Dr Lundvall
- David Erikson as Andersson - School Janitor