Backstairs (1921)

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.

Released

1921-12-11

Genres

Mystery, Drama, Thriller

Runtime

50 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Leopold Jessner, Paul Leni

TMDB rating

6.2/10 from 18 votes