The Flame (1923 film)

The Flame
The Flame
	Poster
Directed by	Ernst Lubitsch
Written by	Hans Müller (play); Hanns Kräly;
Starring	Pola Negri; Hermann Thimig; Alfred Abel; Hilde Wörner [de];
Cinematography	Alfred Hansen; Theodor Sparkuhl;
Production; company	PAGU
Distributed by	UFA; Paramount Pictures (US);
Release date	September 11, 1923;
Running time	9 reels
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent; German intertitles;

The Flame (German: Die Flamme) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Pola Negri, Hermann Thimig, and Alfred Abel. The film is based on a play by Hans Müller. In the United States it was released under the alternative title Montmartre. It was the last film Lubitsch made in Germany before emigrating to Hollywood where he directed his first American film Rosita for United Artists the same year.

Full film

Plot[edit]

As described in a film magazine review for the English subtitled version,^[2] Yvette's landlady insists that her lodger pay up the money she owes. The young woman goes out in quest of funds. Papa Lemonier is about to "come across" with the desired cash, when a man who has been pursuing her interferes and trouble starts. Yvette runs away and makes the acquaintance of a youthful composer named Andre Leduc. They fall in love and are married. Raoul Fournier, a rejected suitor, tries to spoil Yvette's domestic happiness by exposing her past to her husband. He almost succeeds, but is defeated in the long run.

Cast[edit]

Pola Negri as Yvette
Hermann Thimig as Adolphe
Alfred Abel as Gaston
Hilde Wörner [de] as Louise
Frida Richard as Madame Vasal
Jakob Tiedtke as Monsieur Borell
Max Adalbert as Journalist
Ferdinand von Alten as Mann von Welt
Jenny Marba as Adolphes Mutter

References[edit]

^ Eyman p. 380
^ Blaisdell, George (May 3, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Montmartre". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 33. Retrieved November 23, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography[edit]

Eyman, Scott (2000). Ernst Lubitsch: Laughter in Paradise. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-6558-1

External links[edit]

The Flame at IMDb
Die Flamme [14 minute fragment] on YouTube

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[1] Eyman p. 380

[ETR-2] Blaisdell, George (May 3, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Montmartre". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 33. Retrieved November 23, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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