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Catherine the Last

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Catherine the Last
Hans Holt and Franciska Gaal
Directed byHenry Koster
Written byAlexander Hunyady (novel)
Károly Nóti
Felix Jackson
Produced byJoe Pasternak
StarringFranciska Gaal
Hans Holt
Hans Olden
Otto Wallburg
CinematographyTheodore J. Pahle
Edited byViktor Gertler
Music byNicholas Brodszky
Hans J. Salter
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • 30 August 1936 (1936-08-30)
CountryAustria
LanguageGerman

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.[1] It was made by the Austrian subsidiary of Universal Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erwin Scharf. 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

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

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.257

Bibliography

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