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Downstairs (1932)

HE WAS A BACHELOR ON A PERPETUAL HONEYMOON!

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 17M

Director : Monta Bell
Writer : Lenore J. Coffee, Melville Baker

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Monta Bell
Monta Bell
Director
John Gilbert
John Gilbert
Story
Lenore J. Coffee
Lenore J. Coffee
Screenplay
Melville Baker
Melville Baker
Screenplay
Monta Bell
Monta Bell
Producer
Harold Rosson
Harold Rosson
Director of Photography
Conrad A. Nervig
Conrad A. Nervig
Editor
Benjamin Thau
Benjamin Thau
Casting
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Harry Sharrock
Harry Sharrock
Assistant Director
Douglas Shearer
Douglas Shearer
Sound

Trailers and other movies

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