The read
It runs a compact 1h 17m.
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
18 audience votes
Key crew
- Melville BakerScreenplay
- Monta BellDirector
- Lenore J. CoffeeScreenplay
Cast
- John GilbertKarl Schneider
- Paul LukasAlbert
- Virginia BruceAnna
- Hedda HopperCountess De Marnac
- Reginald OwenBaron 'Nicky' von Burgen
- Olga BaclanovaBaroness Eloise von Burgen
- Bodil RosingSophie
- Otto HoffmanOtto
- Lucien LittlefieldFrançoise
- Marion LessingThe Countess' Maid Antoinette
- Naomi ChildersServant (uncredited)
- Torben MeyerCafe Waiter (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
chauffeurblackmailbutlerwine cellarbaronessswindlerweddingpre-codescoundrelcadlady's maidinsolence