| The Red Signal | |
| Director: | Ernst Neubach |
| Producer: | Ernst Neubach |
| Based On: | The Red Signal by Adolf Schütz and Paul Baudisch |
| Starring: | Erich von Stroheim Denise Vernac Frank Villard |
| Music: | Curt Lewinnek |
| Cinematography: | Raymond Clunie |
| Editing: | Louis Devaivre Marcelle Lioret |
| Studio: | Pen Films |
| Distributor: | Les Films Georges Muller |
| Runtime: | 98 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
The Red Signal (French: Le signal rouge) is a 1949 French drama film directed by Ernst Neubach and starring Erich von Stroheim, Denise Vernac and Frank Villard.[1] It is based on a novel of the same title by Adolf Schütz and Paul Baudisch. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Louis Le Barbenchon.
In a small Austrian town, physician Mathias Berthold is haunted by the memory of his wife who died in a train accident. Under psychological strain he hears his wife's voice commanding him to "stop the train". In a trance-like state he attempts to sabotage the railway tracks, and is shot and wounded by the police. Realising his torment, he goes for treatment in a specialist clinic in Vienna. Doctor Irène Dreiser, who is sympathetic to Berthold, takes over his patients during his absence.