Hintertreppe (1921)
1921 · Silent film · 49 min · dir. Paul Leni, Leopold Jessner
- Drama
Synopsis
A crippled mailman is in love with a maid who lives in the same building he does in one of the city's poor neighborhoods. She, however, is in love with a wealthy, handsome young man. Desperate to win her love, he begins to intercept love letters they send to each other and replaces them with his own messages, which each thinks is from the other. His plan seems to be succeeding, but then something happens that bring tragic results to them all.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Paul Leni, Leopold Jessner
- Running time
- 49 minutes
- Language
- English
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- 1921
- silent
- germany
Cast & crew
- Paul Leni, Leopold Jessner Director
Henny Porten
Fritz Kortner
William Dieterle
