Movie, 2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
IMDb 7.0, 12 min, Documentary, Drama, United States of America
Until 1932's Grand Hotel, never had there existed an all-star ensemble cast on film. Conceived by MGM's production genius Irving Thalberg, the film boasted names like Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery and John and Lionel Barrymore and went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. This short documentary takes a look at the making of the classic film.
Cast
20 credited
Tom Kane
Narrator (voice)
Sydney Guilaroff
Self - Key MGM Hair Designer (archive footage)
JC
J.J. Cohn
Self - MGM Executive (archive footage) (as Joseph J. Cohn)
Joan Crawford
Self / Flaemmchen (archive footage)
Greta Garbo
Self / Various roles (archive footage)
John Barrymore
Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Lionel Barrymore
Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Wallace Beery
Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Lew Ayres
Self (archive footage)
PB
Paul Bern
Self (archive footage)
William H. Daniels
Self (archive footage)
Marion Davies
(archive footage)
Details
DirectorPeter Fitzgerald
GenreDocumentary, Drama
Runtime12 min
ReleasedTue, Feb 3, 2004
CountryUnited States of America
IMDBtt0989800
