Downstairs
“HE WAS A BACHELOR ON A PERPETUAL HONEYMOON!”
Synopsis
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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Edited by Conrad A NervigShot by Harold Rosson
Also known as
- Der schöne Karlde
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15 unique people credited
Top billed cast
John Gilbert
as Karl Schneider
Paul Lukas
as Albert - The Baron's Butler
Virginia Bruce
as Anna - Albert's Wife
Hedda Hopper
as Countess De Marnac
Reginald Owen
as Baron 'Nicky' von Burgen
Olga Baclanova
as Baroness Eloise von Burgen
Bodil Rosing
as Sophie - The Cook
Otto Hoffman
as Otto - The Wine Cellar Caretaker
Lucien Littlefield
as Françoise - A Drunken Servant
Marion Lessing
as Antoinette - Maid to the Countess
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1Other crew
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