Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)

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.

Directing:
  • Peter Fitzgerald

Stars:
Release Date: 2004-02-03
themoviedb icon 7.0/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 12
Sydney Guilaroff
Sydney Guilar...
Self - Key MGM Hair Designer (archive footage)
Tom Kane
Tom Kane
Narrator (voice)
Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford
Self / Flaemmchen (archive footage)
Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo
Self / Various roles (archive footage)
John Barrymore
John Barrymor...
Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrym...
Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Wallace Beery
Wallace Beery
Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Lew Ayres
Lew Ayres
Self (archive footage)
Marion Davies
Marion Davies
(archive footage)
Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietr...
Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Durante
Jimmy Durante
(archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Fairb...
Self (archive footage)
Clark Gable
Clark Gable
Self (archive footage)
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbon...
Self (archive footage)
Edmund Goulding
Edmund Gouldi...
Self (archive footage)
Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow
Self (archive footage)
Jean Hersholt
Jean Hersholt
Self (archive footage)
Walter Huston
Walter Huston
Self (archive footage)
Lola Lane
Lola Lane
Self (archive footage)
Robert Montgomery
Robert Montgo...
Self (archive footage)
Conrad Nagel
Conrad Nagel
Self (archive footage)
Maureen O'Sullivan
Maureen O'Sul...
Self (archive footage)
Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Rob...
Self (archive footage)
Norma Shearer
Norma Shearer
Self (archive footage)
Lewis Stone
Lewis Stone
Self (archive footage)
Irving Thalberg
Irving Thalbe...
Self (archive footage)
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