The Sacred Flame (1929)

Genres - Drama  |   Run Time - 65 min.  |   Countries - United States  |  
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan

In this early sound film, adapted from a play by Somerset Maugham, a WW I veteran is left crippled after a plane crash that occurred on his wedding day. He must spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. Meanwhile his loving wife begins an affair with his brother. When his mother finds out about it, she kills her invalid son so he will never know of his wife and brother's treachery.

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handicap, love, love-triangle, play [recreation]