Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
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.
Top Cast
Tom Kane
As Narrator (voice)
Sydney Guilaroff
As Self - Key MGM Hair Designer (archive footage)
J.J. Cohn
As Self - MGM Executive (archive footage) (as Joseph J. Cohn)
Joan Crawford
As Self / Flaemmchen (archive footage)
Greta Garbo
As Self / Various roles (archive footage)
John Barrymore
As Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Lionel Barrymore
As Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Wallace Beery
As Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Lew Ayres
As Self (archive footage)
Paul Bern
As Self (archive footage)
Genres
Director
Peter Fitzgerald
Budget / Revenue
$0.0M / $0.0M
