The Baroness and the Butler

The Baroness and the Butler
Directed byWalter Lang
Written bySam Hellman
Lamar Trotti
Kathryn Scola
Based onJean
by Ladislaus Bus-Fekete
Produced byRaymond Griffith
StarringWilliam Powell
Annabella
Helen Westley
CinematographyArthur C. Miller
Edited byBarbara McLean
Music byLouis Silvers
Production
company
Distributed byTwentieth Century-Fox
Release date
  • February 18, 1938 (1938-02-18)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.