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The Burning Secret (1933)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Robert Siodmak
Writer : Alfred Polgar, Robert Siodmak

Synopsis

One autumn, Edgar, a 12 year old boy, spends a holiday with his mother at a plush hotel in Switzerland. His father, a busy lawyer, remains at the family home in Vienna. When he sees a stylish motorcar pull up at the hotel, Edgar wastes no time befriending its owner, an amiable dandy. The latter pays more attention to the boy’s mother than to the boy himself, and decides to use Edgar to wheedle his way into her affections. When Edgar realises he has been used, he is far from happy...

Actors

Alfred Abel
Alfred Abel
Der Mann
Hilde Wagener
Hilde Wagener
Die Frau
Hans Joachim Schaufuß
Hans Joachim Schaufuß
Edgar
Willi Forst
Willi Forst
Herr von Haller, Rennfahrer
Lucie Höflich
Lucie Höflich
Mutter der Frau
Alfred Beierle
Alfred Beierle
Müller, Hoteldetektiv
Hans Richter
Hans Richter
Fritz, Page
Rina Marsa
Rina Marsa
Fräulein de la Roche
Heinz Berghaus
Heinz Berghaus
Edwin Jürgensen
Edwin Jürgensen
Kurt Pulvermacher
Kurt Pulvermacher
Lotte Stein
Lotte Stein
F. W. Schröder-Schrom
F. W. Schröder-Schrom
Babette Jenssen
Babette Jenssen
Alexander Fernoff
Alexander Fernoff

Crews

Robert Siodmak
Robert Siodmak
Director
Alfred Stern
Alfred Stern
Producer
Stefan Zweig
Stefan Zweig
Novel
Frederick Kohner
Frederick Kohner
Novel
Alfred Polgar
Alfred Polgar
Screenplay
Robert Siodmak
Robert Siodmak
Screenplay
Allan Gray
Allan Gray
Music
Richard Angst
Richard Angst
Director of Photography
Robert Baberske
Robert Baberske
Director of Photography
Max Brenner
Max Brenner
Editor
Hans Blanke
Hans Blanke
Art Direction
Robert A. Dietrich
Robert A. Dietrich
Art Direction
Ruth Sternau
Ruth Sternau
Art Direction
Senta Schlick
Senta Schlick
Costume Design
Otto Suckrow
Otto Suckrow
Costume Design
Willi Grabow
Willi Grabow
Makeup Artist
Alois Strasser
Alois Strasser
Makeup Artist
Charles Métain
Charles Métain
Sound Designer
Hermann Stör
Hermann Stör
Sound Designer

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