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Backstairs(1921)
Status: Released
Date: 1921-12-11
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14 Votes
Time: 0h 50m
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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.
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Germany
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Henny Porten Filmproduktion
Gloria Film
Movie: Backstairs
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Henny Porten
Das Dienstmädchen
Fritz Kortner
Der Postbote
William Dieterle
Der Handwerker
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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.
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1921-12-11
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