The Folk Upstairs (1926)
Acht Akte in einem nicht uninteressanten Mietshause
1926-04-03
Germany
123 Min.
PG-13
Overview
In "Menschen Untereinander" ("The Folk Upstairs"), director Gerhard Lamprecht sketches a cross-section of Germany's new post-war society, with its winners, social climbers, and losers, represented by the social microcosm of an apartment building. The gossip-mad Frau Mierig (Lydia Potechina) from the rear building gives the newly-arrived Frau Kaminski (Käthe Haack), the janitor's wife, a lively initiation into the tenants and their peculiarities.
Cast
Mrs. Kaminski
Mrs. Mierig
Helmuth Köhler
Gertrud Köhler
Mr. Rudloff
Brigitte Rudloff
Mr. Ritter
Mrs. Ritter
Mrs. 'Bütti' Büttner
Ria Ricarda Roda
Helene Ipanova
Prison Chief