Synopsis
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.
Movie Information
- Director
- Paul Leni
- Writers
- Carl Mayer
- Release Year
- 1921
- Runtime
- 50 minutes
- Genre
- Mystery, Drama, Thriller
- Language
- DE
- Country
- Germany
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (18 votes)
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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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