Backstairs

(1921)

★ 6.2 IMDb · 18 votes

Genres: Mystery, Drama, Thriller

Year: 1921

Runtime: 50 мин

Country: Germany

Director: Paul Leni, Leopold Jessner

Cast: Henny Porten, Fritz Kortner, William Dieterle, Eugene Dieterle

Plot

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.