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{{quote|"Grand Hotel... always the same. People come, people go. Nothing ever happens."|'''Dr. Otternschlag'''}} |
{{quote|"Grand Hotel... always the same. People come, people go. Nothing ever happens."|'''Dr. Otternschlag'''}} |
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Adapted from Vicki Baum's novel, |
Adapted from Vicki Baum's novel, '''''Grand Hotel''''' is a 1932 [[Metro Goldwyn Mayer]] film, directed by Edmund Goulding and featuring an all-star cast including Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, [[Joan Crawford]], Wallace Beery, and Lionel Barrymore, won the [[Academy Award|Oscar]] for Best Picture. It tells the intertwining stories of the various guests who check into Berlin's famous Grand Hotel (based on the [[Real Life]] Adlon Hotel). Their stories are observed by Dr. Otternschlag (Lewis Stone), who's too drunk to notice that stuff does happen in the Grand Hotel. |
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* [[Book Ends]]: Opens and closes with the inaccurate observations of Dr. Otternschlag. |
* [[Book Ends]]: Opens and closes with the inaccurate observations of Dr. Otternschlag. |
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* [[Gentleman Thief]]: "Baron" Felix von Gaigern |
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{{Academy Award Best Picture}} |
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[[Category:National Film Registry]] |
[[Category:National Film Registry]] |
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[[Category:Films of the 1930s]] |
[[Category:Films of the 1930s]] |