TMDb Rating
6.5/10
16 verified votes
Downstairs (1932)
Drama
77 min
"HE WAS A BACHELOR ON A PERPETUAL HONEYMOON!"
Plot Summary
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.
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DramaMonta BellJohn GilbertPaul Lukas1932
Director
Monta Bell
Top Cast
John GilbertPaul LukasVirginia BruceHedda HopperReginald Owen
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