The Burning Secret

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(5 votes)

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...

Country:

Germany,

Austria

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

92 minutes

Year:

1933

Director:

Robert Siodmak

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Company:

Tonal-Film

Cast:
Alfred Abel

Der Mann

Hilde Wagener

Die Frau

Hans Joachim Schaufuß

Edgar

Willi Forst

Herr von Haller, Rennfahrer

Lucie Höflich

Mutter der Frau

Crew:
Robert Siodmak

Director

Frederick Kohner

Novel

Senta Schlick

Costume Design

Robert Baberske

Director of Photography

Willi Grabow

Makeup Artist