| The Sacred Flame | |
| Producer: | Henry Blanke |
| Based On: | The Sacred Flame by Somerset Maugham |
| Cinematography: | Frank Kesson |
| Studio: | Warner Brothers |
| Distributor: | Deutsche First National Pictures |
| Runtime: | 86 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | German |
The Sacred Flame (German: Die heilige Flamme) is a lost 1931 American drama film directed by William Dieterle and Berthold Viertel and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Dita Parlo and Hans Heinrich von Twardowski. It was made by Warner Brothers as a German-language remake of the studio's 1929 film The Sacred Flame.[1] [2] It is based upon the 1928 play of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham.
After newly married Stella's husband is badly injured in a plane crash, causing him to lose the use of his legs, she becomes emotionally involved with his brother.
Rudolf Arnheim said "It is incomprehensible how such a film can be launched in a large cinema, rather than being chastely hidden away from the eyes of any kind of criticism."[3]