Grand Hotel takes place in the short golden age of1920s Berlin - post WWI and pre WWII. It was also filmed during the golden age of MGM Studios. (I was a little disappointed, but not surprised, that the movie was not filmed in an art deco hotel in Germany, but on the MGM Studios lot.) The film stars two Barrymores, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, and many others. Forget Greta Garbo though. In my opinion, the stunning Joan Crawford steals the show and outshines Garbo. From Garbo's role in the film, you will hear a classic line that became synonymous with her reclusive personality: "I want to be left alone."

In 1932, a film with multiple big name Hollywood stars was a novel idea. Today, we've seen this many times in many films. The idea being more stars, more tickets sold. With Grand Hotel, I thought the story was on the weak side, but you'll have so much fun watching it doesn't really matter. The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1932.