Flames in the Dark

Flames in the Dark

94 mins | Drama | March 2, 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?

Flames in the Dark

94 mins | Drama | March 2, 1942

Flames in the Dark
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?
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Terrafilm
Original title Lågor i dunklet
Directors Hasse Ekman
Writers Hasse Ekman

Cast

Edvin Adolphson

as Rolf Nordmark

Stig Järrel

as Birger Sjögren

Inga Tidblad

as Eva Sjögren

Hugo Björne

as Edvard Bergfelt

Linnea 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

Karl Erik Flens

as Telephone Operator's Fiancé

Agda Helin

as Dr Lundvall's maid

Aurore Palmgren

as Hulda

Bengt Blomgren

as Samuelsson

Per-Axel Arosenius

as Student

Christian Bratt

as Student

Axel Högel

as Man

Gunnel Wadner

as Principal Bergfelt's maid