Upstairs and Down

Upstairs and Down (1919)

From cellar to garret-a laugh every step. A house of pep This baby vamp has everybody guessing

Alice Chesterton is described as a "Baby Vamp" by the social set and engaged to boring Tom Carey. She flirts with many of the male guests idling at the Ives' Long Island house party, then encourages Terence O'Keefe, a playboy polo player from Ireland, to rendezvous with her in the city; they are seen together at the "Midnight Frolic". Because of this, Mrs. Ives convinces Alice's newly-arrived sister Betty to look after Alice.

Date of release
1919-06-08
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
50m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Charles Giblyn

Casting

Interesting facts

Upstairs and Down is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Giblyn, and starring Olive Thomas, Rosemary Theby, David Butler, and Robert Ellis. It is based on the 1916 play of the same name by Frederick and Fanny Hatton. Upstairs and Down is now presumed lost.

Production and reception

Upstairs and Down was the first film Olive Thomas made for the newly formed Selznick Pictures Corporation. Thomas had been a popular star of the Ziegfeld Follies and parlayed that popularity into a successful film career with Triangle. After her contract with Triangle expired, Thomas signed with Myron and David Selznick's company for a reported $2,500 a week.

The film was generally well received by critics who also noted it would likely be received better in large cities that had "moderately sophisticated" audiences because the film had "worldly wise attitude" character. Upstairs and Down eventually grossed $74,093.

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