Lågor i dunklet (1942)

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Original title	Lågor i dunklet
Swedish release title	Lågor i dunklet
Distribution title	Flammer i Mørket (Danmark) Flammer i mørket (Norge)
Title for Swedish DVD release	Lågor i dunklet

Director	Hasse Ekman
Screenplay	Hasse Ekman
Producer	Lorens Marmstedt
Director of Photography	Hilding Bladh
Music	Jules Sylvain (as Stig Hansson) (originalmusik)
Art Director	Arthur Spjuth
Production Mixer	Lars Nordberg
Script Supervisor	Bengt Järrel
Dialogue	Dagmar Edqvist (dialogmedarbetare)

Edvin Adolphson	Rolf Nordmark, biologilärare, husfar på Granbacken vid Ringsala internatskola
Stig Järrel	Birger Sjögren, latinlärare
Inga Tidblad	Eva Berg, senare Eva Sjögren, Birgers hustru
Hugo Björne	Edvard Bergfelt, rektor vid Ringsala internatskola
Linnéa Hillberg	Magda Bergfelt, rektor Bergfelts hustru
Hasse Ekman	Per Sahlén, gymnasist
Agneta Lagerfelt	Anne-Marie Ström, servitris
Hilda Borgström	änkefru Anna Charlotta Sjögren, Birgers mor
-	Ej krediterade:
Mimi Pollak	fröken Danielsson, husmor på Granbacken
Bengt Ekerot	Åke Kronström, gymnasist
Åke Claesson	doktor Lundvall
David Erikson	Andersson, internatskolans vaktmästare
Ingrid Backlin (as Ingrid Michaelsson)	telefonisten
Karl Erik Flens	telefonistens fästman
Agda Helin	doktor Lundvalls hushållerska
Aurore Palmgren	Hulda, änkefru Sjögrens trotjänarinna
Eric von Gegerfelt	rektorn vid Karlsbro Högre Allmänna Läroverk
Oscar Åberg	läkaren hos fru Sjögren
Gunnel Wadner	rektorsparets jungfru
Alvar Granström	Persson, gymnasist vid Karlsbroläroverket
Bengt Blomgren	Samuelsson, gymnasist i biologisalen
Ingemar Pallin	gymnasist i biologisalen
Bengt Carenborg	gymnasist i biologisalen
Per-Axel Arosenius	gymnasist i biologisalen
Gunnar Hedberg	gymnasist i biologisalen
Christian Bratt	gymnasist vid latinlektionen
Folke Algotsson	gäst på konditoriet
-	Bortklippt i den slutliga filmen:
Axel Högel	tågpassagerare (bortklippt)

Production Company	Terrafilms Produktions AB
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm)	AB Terrafilm	1942
Distributor in Sweden (DVD)	Studio S Entertainment	2013
Laboratory	AB Film-Labor

Autumn term at the Ringsala boarding school is starting. Rolf Nordmark, one of the teachers, is returning. So does the housekeeper Eva, recently married to the new Latin teacher Birger Sjögren. Rolf has always been secretly in love with Eva but been unable to express his feelings. Birger is a psychopath with a split personality. He is also a pyromaniac. Eva is completely unaware of who her husband really is. Birger notices the rapport between Rolf and Eva and jealousy takes root in his already overwrought mind. He tries to kill Rolf and in an attempt to hide his crime he sets fire to a barn. When found out he kills himself. The dramatic events brings Eva and Rolf closer together and they become a couple.

Censorship number	64116
Date	1942-02-21
Classification	Allowed from age 15
Original length	2645 meters
Censored length	2575 meters
Notes	Granskningskopians aktlängder: 535-620-570-545-375 = 2645 m. Akt 3: en del scener då ladan brinner (10 meter). Akt 4: Sjögrens minnesrevy över föregående bränder med undantag av första bilden; Sjögren tar på sig strumporna utanpå skorna före mordförsöket; en del av övervåldet mot Nordmark; hela förevisningen hur det går till med eldens anläggning hos Nordmark (tillsammans 60 meter). Det är önskligt, att den plumpa och nivån neddragande repliken "Cæsar förökade horornas antal" utgår. Aktlängder efter censurklipp: 535-620-560-485-375 = 2575 m - 94 minuter. Aktlängder: 535, 620, 570, 545, 375.

Aspect ratio	1.37:1
Sound type	Sound
Sound system	Intensity sound
Colour type	Black and white
Carrier type	35 mm
Frames per second	24
Length in metres	2575 meter
Length in minutes	94 min
Reels	5 reels
Dialogue	Swedish

				1941-12-02	1942-02-05
AB Sandrew-Ateljéerna	Stockholm	Sweden	(
Frihamnen	Stockholm	Sweden
Saltsjö-Duvnäs station	Nacka	Sweden
Järfälla kyrka	Järfälla	Sweden

Release in Sweden	1942-03-02	Roxy	Gävle	Sweden	94 min
	1942-03-02	Palladium	Malmö	Sweden	94 min
	1942-03-02	Royal	Stockholm	Sweden	94 min
	1942-03-02	Roxy	Örebro	Sweden	94 min
First showing	1942-03-02	Roxy	Gävle	Sweden	94 min
	1942-03-02	Palladium	Malmö	Sweden	94 min
	1942-03-02	Royal	Stockholm	Sweden	94 min
	1942-03-02	Roxy	Örebro	Sweden	94 min
TV showing	1998-05-08	SVT1		Sweden	93 min
	2002-01-15	SVT1		Sweden	93 min
	2003-11-11	SVT1		Sweden	93 min
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2010-12-01
TV showing	2012-04-17	SVT1		Sweden
DVD release	2013-12-11			Sweden
TV showing	2014-11-11	SVT1		Sweden
FIAF showing	2015-09-09
TV showing	2017-09-12	SVT1		Sweden
	2020-04-21	SVT1		Sweden
	2022-05-03	SVT1		Sweden

Original title	Min soldat
Composer	Jokern	(1940)
Lyrics	Jokern	(1940)
Singer	Bengt Ekerot

Dårskapens hus (1951)	Citation included from	Lågor i dunklet (1942)
Fram för lilla Terra : 10 års framställning av levande bilder. En självbiografisk bekännelse i 38 tablåer. Terra Film 1938-1948. (1948)	Citation included from	Lågor i dunklet (1942)
Edvin Adolphson 50 år (1943)	Citation included from	Lågor i dunklet (1942)
Minns ni? (1993)	Citation included from	Lågor i dunklet (1942)

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Element type	Print
Carrier type	16 mm

Element type	Print
Carrier type	16 mm

Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2618

Element type	Duplicate negative
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Duplicate positive
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2568

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Tryckeri	Ljunglöfs

Size	Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Tryckeri	Ewes tryckeri AB

Size	Larger than 80 x 110 cm
Tryckeri	Ljunglöfs
Designed by	GöstaX Åberg

Size	About 60 x 80 cm
Poster title	FLAMMER I MÖRKRET
Tryckeri	Nornotryk

Type	Press Cuttings

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Dialogue-list. Flames in the dark.
Extent	19 s.
Language	English

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Extent	148 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Flammen in dunkel.
Extent	Ca. 50 s. + 2 s. Innehållsbeskrivning, löst.
Language	German

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Dialogliste.
Extent	31 s. + 2 s. innehållsbeskrivning, löst.
Language	German

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Dialogues.
Extent	26 s. INnehållsbeskrivning (1 s.) ingår.
Language	French

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Dialogues.
Extent	33 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Peripheral material
Language	Swedish

Black and white print	SET
Colour prints	JA
Behind the scenes prints	3
Album	Yes

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Danish