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Checking Out: Grand Hotel

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

★ 7.0/10•2004•12m•Documentary•Drama

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.

Peter Fitzgerald · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime12m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 3, 2004

Actors

Tom Kane

Tom Kane

Narrator (voice)

Sydney Guilaroff

Sydney Guilaroff

Self - Key MGM Hair Designer (archive footage)

J.J. Cohn

Self - MGM Executive (archive footage) (as Joseph J. Cohn)

Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford

Self / Flaemmchen (archive footage)

Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo

Self / Various roles (archive footage)

John Barrymore

John Barrymore

Self / Various roles (archive footage)

Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

Self / Various roles (archive footage)

Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

Self / Various roles (archive footage)

Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres

Self (archive footage)

Paul Bern

Self (archive footage)

William H. Daniels

William H. Daniels

Self (archive footage)

Marion Davies

Marion Davies

(archive footage)

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

Self (archive footage)

Jimmy Durante

Jimmy Durante

(archive footage)

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Self (archive footage)

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