Flames in the Dark (1942)
Overview : Latin teacher Birger Sjögren at Ringsala boarding school threatens his possesive and chronically ill mother that he will get married. She gets a stroke and dies. Sjögren is affected by feelings of guilt, envy and hatred towards the surroundings. A series of mysterious fires have taken place around the school the last few months. One of the students has seen Sjögren setting fire to a barn. But can he convince the trusted biology teacher Nordmark, expert of the criminal mind?
Release Date : March 2, 1942
Runtime : 94m
Companies : Terrafilm
Countries : Sweden
Keywords : boarding school, psychopath, marriage, teacher student relationship, pyromaniac