Downstairs
6.5/10
Rating
77 min
Runtime
1932
Release Year
Monta Bell
Director
Cast
John Gilbert, Paul Lukas, Virginia Bruce, Hedda Hopper, Reginald Owen
Quick Synopsis
At the Austrian manor owned by Baron and Baroness von Burgen, the dynamic between the aristocratic family living upstairs and the servants working downstairs is generally friendly and cooperative. Among the staff, the head butler Albert and the maid Anna have developed a romantic relationship. However, this peaceful environment changes when a new chauffeur named Karl Schneider arrives. His inappropriate behavior leads to complicated situations involving affairs and blackmail, gradually disrupting the previously harmonious atmosphere in the household.
Detailed Synopsis of 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.
