Catherine the Last

Catherine the Last
Directed by	Henry Koster
Produced by	Joe Pasternak
Written by	Alexander Hunyady (novel) Károly Nóti Felix Jackson
Starring	Franciska Gaal Hans Holt Hans Olden Otto Wallburg
Music by	Nicholas Brodszky Hans J. Salter
Cinematography	Theodore J. Pahle
Edited by	Viktor Gertler
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	30 August 1936
Country	Austria
Language	German

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.

Cast

• Franciska Gaal as Katharina, Küchenmädchen
• Hans Holt as Hans von Gerstikow
• Hans Olden as Eduard, Hans' Freund
• Otto Wallburg as Sixtus Braun, Großindustrieller
• Dorothy Poole as Sybill Braun
• Eduard Linkers as Steinschneider, Braun's secretary
• Ernő Verebes as Tobby, Hans' servant
• Adrienne Gessner as Berta, Köchin
• Fritz Imhoff as Bubs, Autohädler
• Adolf E. Licho as Exzellenz
• Georg Schmieter as Feuerwehrmann
• Sigurd Lohde as Kommissar
• Comedian Harmonists as Themselves
• Paul Morgan as Stephan, Diener

Bibliography

• Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

• Catherine the Last at IMDb