Downstairs
1932 Film Synopsis & Plot Summary
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
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.
Full Plot Summary 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.
