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Grand Hotel

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Directed by Edmund Goulding
Produced by Paul Bern
Irving Thalberg
Written by Vicki Baum (novel)
William A. Edmund Goulding ( March 20, 1891 - December 24, 1959) was a film director Paul Bern ( December 3, 1889 &ndash September 5, 1932) was a German - American film director screenwriter and producer for Irving Grant Thalberg ( May 30, 1899 – September 14, 1936) was an Academy Award -winning American Film producer Hedwig (Vicki Baum ( January 24, 1888 &ndash August 29, 1960) was an Austrian writer Drake
Béla Balázs (uncredited)
Starring Greta Garbo
John Barrymore
Joan Crawford
Wallace Beery
Lionel Barrymore
Lewis Stone
Jean Hersholt
Music by William Axt
Charles Maxwell
Cinematography William H. Daniels
Editing by Blanche Sewell
Distributed by MGM
Release date(s) April 12, 1932
Running time 112 min. Béla Balázs ( 4 August 1884, Szeged – 17 May 1949, Budapest) born Herbert Bauer, was a Hungarian Greta Garbo ( 18 September 1905 &ndash 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress during Hollywood 's John Sidney Blyth Barrymore ( February 15 1882 – May 29 1942) was an American Actor, frequently called the greatest Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; ( March 23, 1905 - May 10, 1977) Crawford was signed to a motion picture Wallace Beery ( April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American Academy Award -winning actor arguably best known Lionel Barrymore ( April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American Academy Award -winning actor of stage radio Lewis Shepard Stone ( November 15, 1879 - September 12, 1953) was an American actor Jean Hersholt ( July 12, 1886 &ndash June 2, 1956) was a Danish actor who lived in the United States where he was a leading Charles Burr Maxwell ( 28 December 1914 &ndash 17 August 1993) was an American Character actor who worked primarily in William H Daniels, ASC ( December 1, 1901 - June 14, 1970) was an Academy Award -winning film Cinematographer best known Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar.
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
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Grand Hotel is a 1932 MGM Pre-Code Art Deco film that won the Best Picture Oscar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Events Katharine Hepburn 's film career begins Shirley Temple 's film career begins Disney released Flowers Pre-Code films were created before the Motion Picture Production Code or Hays Code - censorship guidelines - took effect on 1 July 1934 in the United Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working

The plot device of the film—bringing together several unrelated characters into one setting—was popular and effective enough that it was re-used in other films and became known as "the Grand Hotel" formula. The "all-star" scenario was perhaps most successfully replicated the following year in MGM's own Dinner at Eight. Dinner at Eight is a Pre-Code 1933 Comedy of manners /drama produced by MGM Studios.

The film opens and closes with Lewis Stone's totally unaware statement : "Grand Hotel. Lewis Shepard Stone ( November 15, 1879 - September 12, 1953) was an American actor People come and go. Nothing ever happens". The comment turns out to be ironic during the few days in which the plot unfolds, because everything seems to be happening at the hotel, from romance to robbery to an accidental death.

The film came from the original Austrian novel, Menschen im Hotel (English: People in a Hotel), by Vicki Baum as adapted by William A. Hedwig (Vicki Baum ( January 24, 1888 &ndash August 29, 1960) was an Austrian writer Drake and Béla Balázs. Béla Balázs ( 4 August 1884, Szeged – 17 May 1949, Budapest) born Herbert Bauer, was a Hungarian It was produced by Irving Thalberg and Paul Bern at MGM (both uncredited on the film), and directed by Edmund Goulding. Irving Grant Thalberg ( May 30, 1899 – September 14, 1936) was an Academy Award -winning American Film producer Paul Bern ( December 3, 1889 &ndash September 5, 1932) was a German - American film director screenwriter and producer for Edmund Goulding ( March 20, 1891 - December 24, 1959) was a film director The top star, Greta Garbo melodramatically delivered her famous line "I want to be alone," in this film. Greta Garbo ( 18 September 1905 &ndash 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress during Hollywood 's The cast included a series of top names: Lionel Barrymore, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone and Jean Hersholt. Lionel Barrymore ( April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American Academy Award -winning actor of stage radio John Sidney Blyth Barrymore ( February 15 1882 – May 29 1942) was an American Actor, frequently called the greatest Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; ( March 23, 1905 - May 10, 1977) Crawford was signed to a motion picture Wallace Beery ( April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American Academy Award -winning actor arguably best known Lewis Shepard Stone ( November 15, 1879 - September 12, 1953) was an American actor Jean Hersholt ( July 12, 1886 &ndash June 2, 1956) was a Danish actor who lived in the United States where he was a leading

It is the only film to have won the Best Picture Award without obtaining nominations in any other categories. The award was presented to Irving Thalberg, with no mention of Paul Bern. In addition, Garbo's line "I want to be alone" was voted #30 in the list of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes. Part of the AFI 100 Years series, AFI's 100 Years 100 Movie Quotes is a list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema

The film was remade in 1945 as Week-End at the Waldorf starring Ginger Rogers. The year 1945 in film involved some significant events Events Paramount Studios releases theatrical short Cartoon Week-End at the Waldorf is a 1945 American Drama film. An updated version of the classic Grand Hotel, it focuses on various guests Ginger Rogers ( July 16, 1911 &ndash April 25, 1995) was an Academy Award -winning American film and stage actress

In 2007, Grand Hotel was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The National Film Registry is the registry of Films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress



Cast

References to the film

In the 1960 film The Apartment, when Baxter (Jack Lemmon) goes to his apartment, he tries to watch Grand Hotel, but too many commercials frustrate him and he turns off the TV. Jean Hersholt ( July 12, 1886 &ndash June 2, 1956) was a Danish actor who lived in the United States where he was a leading Robert McWade ( 25 January, 1872 &ndash 19 January, 1938) was an American film actor Purnell Pratt ( 20 October, 1885 &ndash 25 July, 1941) was an American film actor Ferdinand Gottschalk ( 28 February, 1858 &ndash 10 November, 1944) was an English film actor Rafaela Ottiano ( March 4, 1888 - August 18, 1942) was an Italian -born American stage and film actress Morgan Wallace ( 26 July, 1881 &ndash 12 December, 1953) was an American actor William Phillips ( April 10 1864 - March 10 1943) was an American character actor known as Tully Marshall, with nearly a quarter century Frank Parish Conroy (October 14 1890 Derby Derbyshire England &ndash February 24 1964 Paramus New Jersey) was a British film and stage Actor The year 1960 in film involved some significant events Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military The Apartment is a 1960 American comedy - Drama film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8 1925 &ndash June 27 2001 was an American Actor known principally for his comedic roles

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Awards
Preceded by
Cimarron		 Academy Award for Best Picture
1931-32		 Succeeded by
Cavalcade
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