Backstairs (1921)

Name: Backstairs
Director: Paul Leni
Genre: Mystery, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1921-12-11
Duration: 50 min
Cast: Henny Porten, Fritz Kortner, William Dieterle, Eugene Dieterle

19210h 50mMysteryDramaThriller

In a poor neighborhood of a big city, a crippled mailman is in love with a maid who lives in his building. However, she is in love with a wealthy and handsome young man, who soon disappears. The mailman provides the maid with letters that get her hopes up... but tragedy will soon befall all three.

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Cast

Henny PortenThe Maid
Fritz KortnerThe Postman
William DieterleThe Lover
EEugene Dieterle(Uncredited)

Crew

Directors: Paul Leni Leopold Jessner
Writers: Carl Mayer
Producers: Hanns Lippmann Henny Porten
Music: Hans Landsberger
Cinematography: Willy Hameister Karl Hasselmann

Details

Released: December 11, 1921
Language: German
Studio: Henny Porten Filmproduktion, Gloria Film, UFA
IMDb: tt0012281