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 M-G-M. and was her final American film before her return to Hungary in 1940. Plot Summary 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 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 External links 1938 films 1938 romantic comedy films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Norman Taurog American romantic comedy films American remakes of foreign films Remakes of Austrian films Films produced by Harry Rapf American black-and-white films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films 1930s American films