If you ever liked the BBC series "Downstairs / Upstairs" or "Downton Abby", then you will enjoy this film.
John Gilbert goes from rich estate to rich estate hiring himself as a chauffeur. But he has his eye on a bigger prize. He wants the money and society of the families he works for. He is a true con artist making up his backstory and history to fit the person he is talking to.
Paul Lukas has just married Virginia Bruce. He is the head butler and is in charge of all the servants. He has married one of the housemaids. He tries to believe that Gilbert is a nice man who needs steady employment, but Gilbert is a true cad and adds Lukas' new bride to his list of conquests.
And the women "upstairs" are in for trouble too.
This is not played out like a soap opera at all. The characters, their personalities, their motivations, their emotions are all played out based in reality. Not always do you get to see Gilbert play such a loathsome character.
John Gilbert wrote the story hoping to produce it back in the days of silent films, but it works so much better now with sound.
This isn't the greatest film from the 1932's, but it is good and will stir up some emotions and feelings in you, I am sure. Check out this Classy Classic. The films of the 1930's are so good! And getting better!
John Gilbert goes from rich estate to rich estate hiring himself as a chauffeur. But he has his eye on a bigger prize. He wants the money and society of the families he works for. He is a true con artist making up his backstory and history to fit the person he is talking to.
Paul Lukas has just married Virginia Bruce. He is the head butler and is in charge of all the servants. He has married one of the housemaids. He tries to believe that Gilbert is a nice man who needs steady employment, but Gilbert is a true cad and adds Lukas' new bride to his list of conquests.
And the women "upstairs" are in for trouble too.
This is not played out like a soap opera at all. The characters, their personalities, their motivations, their emotions are all played out based in reality. Not always do you get to see Gilbert play such a loathsome character.
John Gilbert wrote the story hoping to produce it back in the days of silent films, but it works so much better now with sound.
This isn't the greatest film from the 1932's, but it is good and will stir up some emotions and feelings in you, I am sure. Check out this Classy Classic. The films of the 1930's are so good! And getting better!
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