Checking Out: Grand Hotel
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2004-02-03
Runtime: 12 mins
Director: Peter Fitzgerald
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary, Drama
Original title: Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Production Companies: Fitzfilm
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Tom Kane
Sydney Guilaroff
J.J. Cohn
Joan Crawford
Greta Garbo
John Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
Wallace Beery
Lew Ayres
Paul Bern
William H. Daniels
Marion Davies
Marlene Dietrich
Jimmy Durante
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