Backstairs
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.
- Year: 1921
- Country: Germany
- Genre: Mystery, Drama, Thriller
- Studio: Henny Porten Filmproduktion, Gloria Film
- Keyword: staircase
- Director: Paul Leni, Leopold Jessner
- Cast: Henny Porten, Fritz Kortner, William Dieterle, Eugene Dieterle