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.
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.
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Plot
Well-to-do gentleman Paul Wagner seeks to romance attractive Rosalind Brown, while her wealthy father will not allow it. Therefore, Paul manipulates a resident skullery maid to gain access to the Brown household and appear to Rosalind. However, the scullery maid falls in love with Paul and, ultimately, he her.
Main cast
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 Browns' Butler
James B. Carson as Rudolph
Billy Gilbert as Garage Proprietor