Downstairs (1932)

Drama

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.

Updated May 26 2020

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1932-08-06

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FACTS

Runtime: 77 mins Rating: 8.0

Cast

Olga Baclanova

Baroness Eloise von Burgen

Paul Lukas

Albert

Reginald Owen

Baron 'Nicky' von Burgen

Hedda Hopper

Countess De Marnac

Bodil Rosing

Sophie

Torben Meyer

Cafe Waiter

Karen Morley

Karl's New Employer

Lucien Littlefield

Françoise