Grand Hotel (1932 film)

Grand Hotel (1932 film)

Aborted 1970s musical remake

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In 2022, Leila Jordan of ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' magazine noted the film as highly influential: "Recognizable names, intersecting stories and a cast that makes you go “wait they’re in this too?” ''Grand Hotel'' didn’t invent the genre, but it was the first to assemble the pieces into a sensational hit."{{cite web |last1=Jordan |first1=Leila |title=Simply the Best: The Strange Legacy of 1932's Grand Hotel |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/oscars/grand-hotel-oscar-best-picture-ensemble-cast |website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |publisher=Paste Media Group |access-date=June 18, 2024 |date=November 18, 2022}}
In 2022, Leila Jordan of ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' magazine noted the film as highly influential: "Recognizable names, intersecting stories and a cast that makes you go “wait they’re in this too?” ''Grand Hotel'' didn’t invent the genre, but it was the first to assemble the pieces into a sensational hit."{{cite web |last1=Jordan |first1=Leila |title=Simply the Best: The Strange Legacy of 1932's Grand Hotel |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/oscars/grand-hotel-oscar-best-picture-ensemble-cast |website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |publisher=Paste Media Group |access-date=June 18, 2024 |date=November 18, 2022}}


==Aborted late 1970s musical remake==
==Aborted 1970s musical remake==
[[File:Grand Hotel - The Film Daily, Jul-Dec 1932 (page 61 crop).jpg|thumb|Movie ad from ''[[The Film Daily]]'', 1932 ]]
[[File:Grand Hotel - The Film Daily, Jul-Dec 1932 (page 61 crop).jpg|thumb|Movie ad from ''[[The Film Daily]]'', 1932 ]]
[[File:Grand Hotel Greta Garbo John Barrymore.jpg|right|thumb|{{center|John Barrymore and Greta Garbo}}]]
[[File:Grand Hotel Greta Garbo John Barrymore.jpg|right|thumb|{{center|John Barrymore and Greta Garbo}}]]