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Downstairs

(1932)

August 6, 1932• 1h 17m
66%
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Overview

In the Austrian manor of Baron and Baroness von Burgen, the relationship between the upstairs aristocracy and the downstairs staff is quite positive. The servants seem to enjoy their time together, and some even fall in love, as head butler Albert and maid Anna have done. But when lecherous new chauffeur Karl Schneider enters the house, affairs and blackmail follow, and the harmony of the home is slowly destroyed.

Monta Bell

Director

Top Billed Cast

JG

John Gilbert

Karl Schneider

PL

Paul Lukas

Albert

VB

Virginia Bruce

Anna

HH

Hedda Hopper

Countess De Marnac

RO

Reginald Owen

Baron 'Nicky' von Burgen

OB

Olga Baclanova

Baroness Eloise von Burgen

BR

Bodil Rosing

Sophie

OH

Otto Hoffman

Otto

LL

Lucien Littlefield

Françoise

ML

Marion Lessing

The Countess' Maid Antoinette