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Catherine the Last is a film of genre Comedy directed by Henry Koster with Hans Holt

Catherine the Last (1936)

Catherine the Last
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Catherine the Last (German:Katharina, die Letzte) is a 1936 Austrian romantic comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Franciska Gaal, Hans Holt and Hans Olden. It was made by the Austrian subsidiary of Universal Pictures. After making the film Koster moved to Hollywood. In 1938 the film was remade in America as The Girl Downstairs with Gaal reprising her role.

Synopsis

After Hans is frustrated in his attempts to see his girlfriend Sybill by her overprotective business tycoon father, he attempts to gain entry into the house by romancing the family's kitchen maid. While at first he simply uses her as a ruse, he eventually falls in love with her instead.

Actors

Hans Holt

(Hans von Gerstikow)
Franciska Gaal

(Katharina)
Hans Olden

(Eduard)
Otto Wallburg

(Sixtus Braun)
Eduard Linkers

(Steinschneider, Braun's secretary)
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