John Gilber plays a servant holding one job after another near old Vienna staying in each for as long as he can blackmail the mistress of the estate. In the 1940's this would be played for a moralistic message at the final credits. In the 1930's as true again later this would be not be the case. His wife in real life, the charming Virginia Bruce shines as the ladies' maid in his new household as does Paul Lukas, the butler she marries as does Hedda Hopper. the mistress of the new employment site. Often brilliantly conceived and acted its 77 minute running time is filmed with interest and fascination though technically on a lower level than other hit films of its genre.
Review of Downstairs
