Trouble Backstairs (1935 film)

Trouble Backstairs (German: Krach im Hinterhaus) is a 1935 German romantic comedy film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Henny Porten, Else Elster and Rotraut Richter. It marked the directoral debut of Harlan, who had previously worked as an actor, and quickly developed as a leading director of Nazi Germany.^[1] It was based on a play by Maximilian Böttcher, and was remade in 1949.

Directed byVeit Harlan

Written by

• Maximilian Böttcher (play)
• Carl Junghans
• Reinhold Meißner

Produced by

• Walter von Ercert
• Kurt Peters

Starring

• Henny Porten
• Else Elster
• Rotraut Richter
• Gaston Briese

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Trouble Backstairs
Directed by	Veit Harlan
Written by	Maximilian Böttcher (play) Carl Junghans Reinhold Meißner
Produced by	Walter von Ercert Kurt Peters
Starring	Henny Porten Else Elster Rotraut Richter Gaston Briese
Cinematography	Bruno Mondi
Edited by	Ludolf Grisebach
Music by	Fritz Domina Will Meisel
Production company	A.B.C.-Film
Distributed by	NDLS
Release date	20 December 1935 (1935-12-20)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

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It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bruno Lutz and Hermann Warm