The Girl Downstairs is a 1938 American romantic-comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Franciska Gaal, Franchot Tone and Walter Connolly. It is a remake of the 1936 Austrian film Catherine the Last, directed by Henry Koster, which had been a major hit for Gaal.
| The Girl Downstairs | |
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| Directed by | Norman Taurog |
| Screenplay by | Harold Goldman Felix Jackson Karl Noti |
| Based on | a short story by Sándor Hunyady |
| Produced by | Harry Rapf |
| Starring | Franciska Gaal Franchot Tone Walter Connolly |
| Cinematography | Clyde De Vinna |
| Edited by | Elmo Veron |
| Music by | William Axt |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
Release date | 23 December 1938 |
Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
This was Franciska Gaal's third appearance in American films, and her first for MGM. It was her final American film before her return to Hungary in 1940.[1]
Plot edit
Wealthy playboy Paul Wagner wants to romance Rosalind Brown, but her father does not allow it, so Paul uses a maid to get access to Rosalind, however the maid falls in love with him.
Main cast edit
- Franciska Gaal as Katerina Linz
- Franchot Tone as Paul Wagner
- Walter Connolly as Mr. Brown
- Reginald Gardiner as Willie
- Rita Johnson as Rosalind Brown
- Reginald Owen as Charlie Grump
- Franklin Pangborn as Adolf Pumpfel
- Robert Coote as Karl, Paul's Butler
- Barnett Parker as Hugo, the Butler
- James B. Carson as Rudolph
- Billy Gilbert as Garage Proprietor
References edit
External links edit
- The Girl Downstairs at IMDb
- The Girl Downstairs at AllMovie
- The Girl Downstairs at the TCM Movie Database
- The Girl Downstairs at the American Film Institute Catalog
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