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Grand Hotel

1932, Movie, NR, 115 mins

Grand Hotel: Review

Irving Thalberg's pet project, this MGM blockbuster established for the first time ever the whole idea of the multistar movie. Even today the film crackles with wit, temperament, and vitality, all stemming from the studio's then-finest talent. Five guests of Berlin's finest hotel in Berlin are profiled, including Greta Garbo, an internationally famous ballerina, and John Barrymore, an impoverished baron who schemes to steal Garbo's jewels. Read the complete review for Grand Hotel

Grand Hotel: Cast & Details

Year: 1932
Rated NR

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Cast
Greta Garbo: Grusinskaya
John Barrymore: Baron Felix von Gaigern
Joan Crawford: Flaemmchen
Wallace Beery: General Director Preysing
Lionel Barrymore: Otto Kringelein
Jean Hersholt: Senf

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Grand Hotel: TV Guide News

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