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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Documentary,

Drama

Duration:

12 minutes

Year:

2004

Director:

Peter Fitzgerald

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Company:

Fitzfilm

Cast:

Narrator (voice)

Self - Key MGM Hair Designer (archive footage)

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

Self / Flaemmchen (archive footage)

Self / Various roles (archive footage)

Crew:

Director