The Joyless Street (1927)

  • NR
  • 07/05/1927 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 13m

Open any door in Melchior Alley, and you'll come face to face with naked misery.

Overview

In 1921, we follow two women - Marie and Grete - from the same poor Viennese neighborhood, as they try to better the lives of themselves and their families during the period of Austrian postwar hyperinflation.

Willy Haas

Screenplay

G.W. Pabst

Director

Hugo Bettauer

Novel

Cast

Werner Krauß's headshot

Werner Krauß

Josef Geiringer
Jaro Fürth's headshot

Jaro Fürth

Hofrat Rumfort
Greta Garbo's headshot

Greta Garbo

Greta Rumfort
Asta Nielsen's headshot

Asta Nielsen

Maria Lechner (Mizzi)
Agnes Esterhazy's headshot

Agnes Esterhazy

Regine
Karl Etlinger's headshot

Karl Etlinger

Generaldirektor Rosenow
Henry Stuart's headshot

Henry Stuart

Einar Hanson's headshot

Einar Hanson

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