The Burning Secret

Brennendes Geheimnis

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...

Director

Robert Siodmak

Novela

Frederick Kohner

Screenplay

Alfred Polgar

Screenplay

Robert Siodmak

Status

Released

Release date

20/03/1933

Original language

German