Downstairs
1932In 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.
Acted in
John Gilbert
as Karl Schneider
Paul Lukas
as Albert
Virginia Bruce
as Anna
Hedda Hopper
as Countess De Marnac
Reginald Owen
as Baron 'Nicky' von Burgen
Olga Baclanova
as Baroness Eloise von Burgen
Bodil Rosing
as Sophie
Otto Hoffman
as Otto
Lucien Littlefield
as Françoise
Marion Lessing
as The Countess' Maid Antoinette
Naomi Childers
as Servant (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
as Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
Karen Morley
as Karl's New Employer (uncredited)
Russ Powell
as Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
Nicholas Soussanin
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
as Servant (uncredited)
Michael Visaroff
as Servant (uncredited)