Upstairs

1919 0h 50m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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While working as a dishwasher in a fashionable New York hotel, Elsie MacFarland often sneaks upstairs to enviously peek at the people dancing to jazz music. Seeing the attractive Elsie dressed in a boy's uniform, wealthy Lemuel Stallings wagers a friend that he can get Elsie onto the dance floor....

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mabel Normand
Elsie MacFarland
Cullen Landis
Lemuel Stallings
Hallam Cooley
Harrison Perry
Edwin Stevens
Detective Murphy
Robert Bolder
Chef Henri
Beatrice Burnham
Eloise Barrison

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Victor Schertzinger
Writers: Perley Poore Sheehan, Robert F. Hill
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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107 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Victor Schertzinger, shot by George Webber. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Mabel Normand and Cullen Landis and Hallam Cooley carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0010831 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Victor Schertzinger directs. George Webber behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.

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1Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2107 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Victor Schertzinger, shot by George Webber. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Mabel Normand and Cullen Landis and Hallam Cooley carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0010831 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.