Overview
The everyday lives of a poverty-stricken railway trackman, his wife and daughter in a remote, isolated house in a winter landscape. One day, they receive a telegram announcing the arrival of the section inspector, who is to live with the family. After his arrival, a downward spiral begins.
Cast
- Werner Krauss as Bahnwärter
- Edith Posca as Tochter des Bahnwärters
- Hermine Straßmann-Witt as Frau des Bahnwärters
- Paul Otto as Bahninspektor
- Lupu Pick as Reisender (uncredited)