Flames in the Dark

Name: Flames in the Dark
Director: Hasse Ekman
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1942-03-02
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Edvin Adolphson, Stig Järrel, Inga Tidblad, Hugo Björne, Linnéa Hillberg

Directed by Hasse Ekman

Drama

Thriller

19421h 34m5.5

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?