Backstairs

50m
MysteryDramaThriller
6.2

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.

Cast

Henny Porten
The Maid
Fritz Kortner
The Postman
William Dieterle
The Lover
Eugene Dieterle
(Uncredited)

Crew

Leopold Jessner
Director
Paul Leni
Director, Art Direction
Carl Mayer
Writer
Willy Hameister
Director of Photography
Karl Hasselmann
Director of Photography
Hanns Lippmann
Producer
Henny Porten
Producer
Hans Landsberger
Original Music Composer
Wilhelm von Kaufmann
Production Manager
Karl Görge
Art Direction
Alfred Junge
Art Direction

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