The Baroness and the Butler

Director: Walter Lang Walter Lang

Overview

The Baroness, daughter of the Hungarian prime minister, is played by Annabella. The Butler, last of a long line of family retainers, is played by William Powell. The butler works for the baroness' father, and the relationship between baroness and butler is outwardly chilly but subliminally affectionate. The butler, something of a political activist, becomes leader of the party opposing the prime minister. The baroness despises her "hired man" for defying her father, but gradually realizes that she is in love with the butler. Steadfastly avoiding any hint of the German expansionism that would ultimately engulf the real-life Hungary, The Baroness and the Butler is fast if forgettable entertainment.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/27/2012
UPC:	0024543810445
Original Release:	1938
Source:	ALLIED VAUGHN
Presentation:	[B&W, Full Frame]
Sound:	[monaural]
Language:	English
Time:	1:19:00
Sales rank:	35,298

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

William Powell	Johann Porok
Annabella	Baroness Katrina Marissey
Helen Westley	Countess Sandor
Henry Stephenson	Count Albert Sandor
Joseph Schildkraut	Baron Georg Marissey
J. Edward Bromberg	Zorda
Nigel Bruce	Major Andros
Lynn Bari	Klari
Maurice Call	Announcer
Ivan Simpson	Count Dorno
Alphonse Ethier	President
Claire DuBrey	Secretary
Eleanor Wesselhoeft	Housekeeper
George Davis	Radio Technician
Margaret Irving	Countess Olga
Maurice Cass	Announcer
Wilfred Lucas	Members of Parliament
Frank Baker	Members of Parliament
Sidney Bracey	Actor
Louis Silvers	Composer

Technical Credits

Kathryn Scola

Lamar Trotti

Sam Hellman

Walter Lang	Director
Raymond Griffith	Producer
Kathryn Scola	Screenwriter
Lamar Trotti	Screenwriter
Sam Hellman	Screenwriter
Darryl Zanuck	Producer