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.

• Director: Leopold Jessner
• Cast: Henny Porten, Fritz Kortner, William Dieterle, Eugene Dieterle