Movie: "Downstairs"
| Release Date: | Aug 1932 |
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| Genre: | Drama |
| Runtime: | 77 min. |
| Cast: | John Gilbert (Karl Schneider) Paul Lukas (Albert, the Baron's Butler) Virginia Bruce (Anna, Albert's Wife) Hedda Hopper (Countess De Marnac) Reginald Owen (Baron 'Nicky' von Burgen) Olga Baclanova (Baroness Eloise von Burgen) Bodil Rosing (Sophie, the Cook) Otto Hoffman (Otto, the Wine Cellar Caretaker) Lucien Littlefield (Françoise, a Drunken Servant) Marion Lessing (Antoinette, Maid to the Countess) 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)) Michael Visaroff (Servant (uncredited)) |
Storyline: At the wedding of Albert and Anna, Karl, the new chauffeur, arrives. Albert is the head butler, second generation to the Baron. Karl soon seems out of place as a servant, and Albert tells him so. But Karl is a cad. Whenever he gets the chance, he will try to seduce Anna, who is not wise in the ways of the world. He lies without question if it is to his advantage and charms money out of Sophie, the old cook. He disrupts the household and then blackmails the Baroness to keep from being sacked.
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