Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)

Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)

2004-02-03 United States of America 12 Min. PG-13
7 2 votes

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.

Cast

Tom Kane is Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Sydney Guilaroff is Self - Key MGM Hair Designer (archive footage)
Self - Key MGM Hair Designer (archive footage)
J.J. Cohn is Self - MGM Executive (archive footage) (as Joseph J. Cohn)
Self - MGM Executive (archive footage) (as Joseph J. Cohn)
Joan Crawford is Self / Flaemmchen (archive footage)
Self / Flaemmchen (archive footage)
Greta Garbo is Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Self / Various roles (archive footage)
John Barrymore is Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Lionel Barrymore is Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Wallace Beery is Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Lew Ayres is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Paul Bern is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
William H. Daniels is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Marion Davies is (archive footage)
(archive footage)