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Downstairs
Release Date: August 06, 1932
| Year | : | 1932 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Drama |
| Production Companies | : | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Director | : | Monta Bell |
| Producers | : | Monta Bell, Benjamin Thau |
| Writers | : | Lenore J. Coffee, Melville Baker, John Gilbert |
| RunTime | : | 77 mins. |
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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Clip: Downstairs (1932) - John Gilbert
Main Actors
John Gilbert
Character : Karl Schneider
Paul Lukas
Character : Albert
Virginia Bruce
Character : Anna
Hedda Hopper
Character : Countess De Marnac
Reginald Owen
Character : Baron 'Nicky' von Burgen
Olga Baclanova
Character : Baroness Eloise von Burgen
Bodil Rosing
Character : Sophie
Otto Hoffman
Character : Otto
Lucien Littlefield
Character : Françoise
Marion Lessing
Character : The Countess' Maid Antoinette
Naomi Childers
Character : Servant (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Character : Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
Karen Morley
Character : Karl's New Employer (uncredited)
Russ Powell
Character : Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
Nicholas Soussanin
Character : Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer
Character : Party Guest (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Character : Servant (uncredited)
Michael Visaroff
Character : Servant (uncredited)
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