Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)

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Released:
2004-02-03

Overview:
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.

Director:
Peter Fitzgerald

Runtime:
0h 12min

Genre:
Documentary, Drama

  • 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)