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title: 'The Baroness and the Butler (1938)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Walter Lang'
released: '1938-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-baroness-and-the-butler-1938'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029899/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Baroness and the Butler (1938)

1938 · Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Baroness and the Butler is a 1938 American romantic comedy film directed by Walter Lang and starring William Powell and Annabella in her American English-language debut. The supporting cast includes Helen Westley, Joseph Schildkraut, Nigel Bruce and Lynn Bari. The film was produced and distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox. It is based on the play Jean by the Hungarian writer Ladislaus Bus-Fekete. It received a generally positive reception from film critics.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Walter Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-lang)
- **Screenplay:** [Sam Hellman](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-hellman)

## Cast

- [Helen Westley](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-westley)
- [Joseph Schildkraut](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-schildkraut)
- [William Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-powell)
- [Henry Stephenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-stephenson)
- [Annabella](https://cinepixo.com/people/annabella)
- [Lynn Bari](https://cinepixo.com/people/lynn-bari)
- [Ivan Simpson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-simpson)
- [Claire Du Brey](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-du-brey)
- [Alphonse Ethier](https://cinepixo.com/people/alphonse-ethier)
- [J. Edward Bromberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-edward-bromberg)
- [Nigel Bruce](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-bruce)

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