The Burning Secret (1933)
1h 32m
Running Time
March 20, 1933Release Date
The Burning Secret (1933)
1h 32m
Running Time
March 20, 1933Release Date
Plot.
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..
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Cast & Crew.
Alfred Abel
Der Mann
Hilde Wagener
Die Frau
Hans Joachim Schaufuß
Edgar
Willi Forst
Herr von Haller, Rennfahrer
Lucie Höflich
Mutter der Frau
Alfred Beierle
Müller, Hoteldetektiv
Hans Richter
Fritz, Page
Ernst Dumcke
Baron Tosse
Rina Marsa
Fräulein de la Roche
Heinz Berghaus
Edwin Jürgensen
Kurt Pulvermacher
Robert Siodmak
Director / Screenplay
Alfred Stern
Producer
Stefan Zweig
Novel
Frederick Kohner
Novel
Alfred Polgar
Screenplay
Allan Gray
Music
Richard Angst
Director of Photography
Robert Baberske
Director of Photography
Max Brenner
Editor
Hans Blanke
Art Direction
Robert A. Dietrich
Art Direction
Ruth Sternau
Art Direction
Senta Schlick
Costume Design
Otto Suckrow
Costume Design
Willi Grabow
Makeup Artist
Alois Strasser
Makeup Artist
Charles Métain
Sound Designer
Hermann Stör
Sound Designer
Alexander Fernoff
Babette Jenssen
Details.
Release DateMarch 20, 1933
Original NameBrennendes Geheimnis
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Burning Secret (German: Brennendes Geheimnis) is a 1933 Austrian-German drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Alfred Abel, Hilde Wagener and Hans Joachim Schaufuß. It was based on the 1913 novella of the same title by Stefan Zweig. It was released by the German branch of Universal Pictures. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin and on location around Ascona in Switzerland. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich.
Because of its theme of adultery, the film was attacked by Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi Propaganda Minister.
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