The Girl Downstairs

Barred from seeing his heiress girlfriend (Rita Johnson) by her disapproving dad (Walter Connolly), a crafty playboy (Franchot Tone) finagles access to the house by pretending to be a neighboring chauffeur...and flirting with a newly hired maid (Franciska Gaal). His scheme backfires, though, as she develops real feelings for him--and he reciprocates. Sweet romantic farce, remade from a 1936 Hungarian starring vehicle for import Gaal, co-stars Reginald Gardiner, Reginald Owen, Franklin Pangborn. 77 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.