The Secret of the Mountain Lake

Not to be confused with the 1954 film by Alexander Rou.

The Secret of the Mountain Lake (German: Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee) is a 1952 drama film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Harriet Geßner, Lil Dagover and Fredy Scheim.^[1] It was made as a co-production between France, Switzerland and West Germany. A separate French-language film, The Girl with the Whip, was also released. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around Verbier, Saas-Fee and the Forest of Fontainebleau.

The Secret of the Mountain Lake
Directed by	Jean Dréville
Written by	Felix Beaujon A.M. Fasold Alexander Geßner Jeanne Humbert Ernst Zahn (novel)
Starring	Harriet Geßner Lil Dagover Fredy Scheim
Cinematography	Marc Fossard
Music by	Bernard Schulé
Production companies	Aidal Beaujon-Film Films Monopole Karpat-Film Tempo-Film
Distributed by	Donau-Filmgesellschaft
Release date	26 September 1952 (1952-09-26)
Running time	86 minutes
Countries	France Switzerland West Germany
Language	Swiss German

Cast

• Harriet Geßner as Angelina
• Lil Dagover as Lamberta Pons
• Fredy Scheim as Bürgermeister
• Marcelle Géniat as Maria Pons, die Großmutter
• Michel Barbey as Calix
• Roger Burckhardt as Ein Schmuggler
• Ann Berger as Lauretta
• Andrews Engelmann as Gefängnisdirektor
• Paul Röthlisberger
• Howard Vernon as Borgo, der Schmugglerwirt
• Karl Wagner