Herr aus der Provinz — The Street Character Profile

About Herr aus der Provinz

A bored middle-aged man dissatisfied with his mundane domestic routine. He ventures into the city seeking thrills, becomes entangled with street criminals, witnesses a murder, faces imprisonment and suicidal despair, but ultimately returns to his wife, choosing domestic stability over urban chaos.

Character Facts

Played by

Leonhard Haskel

Appears in

The Street (1923)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Herr aus der Provinz — Family Husband — Frau (Lucie Höflich)

  Married couple bound by routine, struggling with emotional distance and domestic monotony.

• Herr aus der Provinz — Alliance Wandering Partner — Dirne (Aud Egede-Nissen)

  Forms a casual, thrill-seeking alliance during his chaotic street escapades.

• Herr aus der Provinz — Alliance Wandering Partner — The pimp (Anton Edthofer)

  Joins the pimp and harlot in a reckless journey through the city seeking excitement.

• Herr aus der Provinz — Narrative Truth Revealer — Street girl (Etelka Maquita)

  The boy uncovers the criminal's identity and reveals it to the imprisoned man.

• Herr aus der Provinz — Unknown Parallel Observer — The blind man (Max Schreck)

  Their separate lives unknowingly intersect within the same building during the climax.

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More characters from The Street

• The pimp (Anton Edthofer)
• Dirne (Aud Egede-Nissen)
• Frau (Lucie Höflich)
• The blind man (Max Schreck)
• Street girl (Etelka Maquita)