Movielogr
Flames in the Dark (1942)
Directed by Hasse Ekman
Overview
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?
Length 94 minutes
Actors
Edvin Adolphson | Stig Järrel | Inga Tidblad | Hugo Björne | Linnea Hillberg | Hasse Ekman | Agneta Lagerfeldt | Hilda Borgström | Mimi Pollak | Bengt Ekerot | Åke Claesson | David Erikson | Karl Erik Flens | Agda Helin | Aurore Palmgren | Bengt Blomgren | Per-Axel Arosenius | Christian Bratt | Gunnel Wadner | Ingrid Backlin | Eric von Gegerfelt | Oscar Åberg | Alvar Granström | Ingemar Pallin | Gunnar Hedberg | Folke Algotsson