August 6, 1932
77 minutes
Drama
Downstairs
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.
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Cast
John Gilbert
(Karl Schneider)
Paul Lukas
(Albert)
Virginia Bruce
(Anna)
Hedda Hopper
(Countess De Marnac)
Reginald Owen
(Baron 'Nicky' von Burgen)
Olga Baclanova
(Baroness Eloise von Burgen)
Bodil Rosing
(Sophie)
Otto Hoffman
(Otto)
Lucien Littlefield
(Françoise)
Marion Lessing
(The Countess' Maid Antoinette)
Naomi Childers
(Servant (uncredited))
Torben Meyer
(Cafe Waiter (uncredited))
Karen Morley
(Karl's New Employer (uncredited))
Russ Powell
(Cafe Proprietor (uncredited))
Nicholas Soussanin
(Wedding Guest (uncredited))
Ellinor Vanderveer
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Dorothy Vernon
(Servant (uncredited))
Michael Visaroff
(Servant (uncredited))
