Greta Garbo (September 18, 1905 – April 15, 1990) was a Swedish-born actress during Hollywood's silent film period and part of its Golden Age. Regarded as one of the greatest and most inscrutable movie stars ever produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and the Hollywood studio system, Garbo received a 1954 Honorary Oscar "for her unforgettable screen performances" and in 1999 was ranked as the fifth greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute.All day long TCM features classic movies all day long starring the one and only Greta Garbo. Starting at 6AM! Playing today is some of her silent films including Flesh and the Devil, The Mysterious Lady, and A Woman of Affairs. Then Mata Hari, Queen Christina, Anna Karenina, Camille, Ninotchka, Grand Hotel, Two Faced Woman, The Kiss, then a Greta Garbo documentary and 5AM hosted by Glenn Close. For full information about all the movies playing today please visit TCM! to watch trailers and exclusive content about the star of the day: Greta Garbo.
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"I want to be alone" - Greta Garbo in Grand Hotel
I recommed watching Grand Hotel! tonight at 12AM! It's on late, but I plan on watching it because I've never seen the whole thing and I've been wanting too for a while now. It's stars, of course Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Wallance Berry, and Lionel Barrymore.Grand Hotel is a 1932 MGM Pre-Code Art Deco film that won the Best Picture Oscar.
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.
The film opens and closes with Lewis Stone's totally unaware statement : "Grand Hotel. 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. Drake and Béla Balázs. It was produced by Irving Thalberg and Paul Bern at MGM (both uncredited on the film), and directed by Edmund Goulding. The top star, Greta Garbo melodramatically delivered her famous line "I want to be alone," in this film. The cast included a series of top names: Lionel Barrymore, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone and Jean Hersholt.
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.
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.
The film opens and closes with Lewis Stone's totally unaware statement : "Grand Hotel. 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. Drake and Béla Balázs. It was produced by Irving Thalberg and Paul Bern at MGM (both uncredited on the film), and directed by Edmund Goulding. The top star, Greta Garbo melodramatically delivered her famous line "I want to be alone," in this film. The cast included a series of top names: Lionel Barrymore, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone and Jean Hersholt.
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.
The film was remade in 1945 as Week-End at the Waldorf starring Ginger Rogers.
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".
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".
Plot and information, thanks to wikipedia.org!
CLASSIC FUN FACT #OO1. 
Greta Garbo refused to pose in any photos with Joan, this is a publicity still that M-G-M produced from 2 photos
Greta Garbo refused to pose in any photos with Joan, this is a publicity still that M-G-M produced from 2 photos 
2 comments:
I love reading your site. You find out the most interesting things about the classics stars and their movies. I have one question for you how come Greta Garbo would not have her picture taken with Joan Crawford?
I'm glad you like it! and I'm not sure why, I'll check and when I find out I'll let you know!
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