Heli's misfortune begins when her mother, the landlady, marries for the second time. The man is bossy and brutal. In an argument between stepfather and brother, Heli intervenes: She throws a hatchet, the stepfather falls and is killed.
Released
United States of America
November 5, 1928
Germany
December 20, 1928
(Kurfürstendamm premiere)
Hungary
January 10, 1929
Denmark
May 27, 1929
Finland
October 14, 1929
Portugal
January 1, 1930
Great Britain
January 20, 1930