I thought all those actors were good sports to show up at the premiere and play along. Although I couldn't help notice that Greta Garbo gave it a miss. I guess she really did want to be alone.
One thing about that "Grand" Hotel of the movie -- unless you were shelling out CEO prices and staying in a suite, you didn't have a private bath. And according to Lionel Barrymore's Otto Kringelein, the pipes banged all night long.
If I wanted that I could stay at a Motel 6.
Although I guess that wouldn't be as catchy a title for a movie -- "Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery and Lionel Barrymore in -- Motel 6!"
Ha! Altho at the Motel 6 at least you *would* be guaranteed a private bath . . .
Yes, it's too bad Garbo wasn't there. When they started talking about the people going bonkers about the next arrival, thought it would be her -- but no, Norma Shearer. And so strange to see how Clark Gable was still such a minor player, as it took him forever to be acknowledged in Norma's wake.
Named for Katie-Bar-The-Door, the Katies are "alternate Oscars"—who should have been nominated, who should have won—but really they're just an excuse to write a history of the movies from the Silent Era to the present day.
To see a list of nominees and winners by decade, as well as links to my essays about them, click the highlighted links:
Remember: There are no wrong answers, only movies you haven't seen yet.
The Silent Oscars
And don't forget to check out the Silent Oscars—my year-by-year choices for best picture, director and all four acting categories for the pre-Oscar years, 1902-1927.
Look at me—Joe College, with a touch of arthritis. Are my eyes really brown? Uh, no, they're green. Would we have the nerve to dive into the icy water and save a person from drowning? That's a key question. I, of course, can't swim, so I never have to face it. Say, haven't you anything better to do than to keep popping in here early every morning and asking a lot of fool questions?
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Ooo, I wonder what ever happened to that register . . .
Hiya, lupner!
I thought all those actors were good sports to show up at the premiere and play along. Although I couldn't help notice that Greta Garbo gave it a miss. I guess she really did want to be alone.
One thing about that "Grand" Hotel of the movie -- unless you were shelling out CEO prices and staying in a suite, you didn't have a private bath. And according to Lionel Barrymore's Otto Kringelein, the pipes banged all night long.
If I wanted that I could stay at a Motel 6.
Although I guess that wouldn't be as catchy a title for a movie -- "Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery and Lionel Barrymore in -- Motel 6!"
Mmm, no.
Ha! Altho at the Motel 6 at least you *would* be guaranteed a private bath . . .
Yes, it's too bad Garbo wasn't there. When they started talking about the people going bonkers about the next arrival, thought it would be her -- but no, Norma Shearer. And so strange to see how Clark Gable was still such a minor player, as it took him forever to be acknowledged in Norma's wake.
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