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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."

Cast

98045

John Gilbert

as Karl Schneider

2092

Paul Lukas

as Albert

95314

Virginia Bruce

as Anna

8637

Hedda Hopper

as Countess De Marnac

5832

Reginald Owen

as Baron 'Nicky' von Burgen

1508

Olga Baclanova

as Baroness Eloise von Burgen

9090

Bodil Rosing

as Sophie

103947

Otto Hoffman

as Otto

34574

Lucien Littlefield

as Françoise

1099139

Marion Lessing

as The Countess' Maid Antoinette

1363178

Naomi Childers

as Servant (uncredited)

12153

Torben Meyer

as Cafe Waiter (uncredited)

13354

Karen Morley

as Karl's New Employer (uncredited)

119547

Russ Powell

as Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)

227892

Nicholas Soussanin

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

1269196

Ellinor Vanderveer

as Party Guest (uncredited)

927616

Dorothy Vernon

as Servant (uncredited)

120755

Michael Visaroff

as Servant (uncredited)

Crew

94328

Melville Baker

Screenplay

1024473

Monta Bell

Director

98045

John Gilbert

Story

84237

Lenore J. Coffee

Screenplay

9062

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

42065

Conrad A. Nervig

Editor

9057

Harold Rosson

Director of Photography

1308039

Harry Sharrock

Assistant Director

1555850

Benjamin Thau

Casting

1024473

Monta Bell

Producer

27969

Douglas Shearer

Sound