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Downstairs

Downstairs (1932)

1h 17m | PG-13

⭐ 6.9 / 10

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.

Director: Monta Bell

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

John Gilbert

John Gilbert

as Karl Schneider

Paul Lukas

Paul Lukas

as Albert

Virginia Bruce

Virginia Bruce

as Anna

Hedda Hopper

Hedda Hopper

as Countess De Marnac

Reginald Owen

Reginald Owen

as Baron 'Nicky' von Burgen

Olga Baclanova

Olga Baclanova

as Baroness Eloise von Burgen