The Sacred Flame (1931 film)

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. 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."

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