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Grand Hotel (1932) More at IMDbPro »

Version of

Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)
Menschen im Hotel (1959)

Edited into

Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) (TV)

Referenced in

A Night at the Opera (1935)
Candid Cameramaniacs (1937)
Polar Pals (1939)
Ninotchka (1939)
Double or Nothing (1940)
Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)
 -  Chip recites lines from Grand Hotel to Irene, pretending that they're his, and Irene recognizes them and says, "That's 'Grand Hotel'!"
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948)
 -  At the swimming hole, one of the boys says "she vonts to be alone", a reference to Greta Garbo's famous line.
The Apartment (1960)
 -  Baxter sits down to watch the movie on TV
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
"The Bob Newhart Show: I Want to Be Alone (#1.11)" (1972)
 -  Title quote from movie
Cani arrabbiati (1974)
 -  Bisturi and Thirty-Two call Maria "Greta Garbo" and recite her famous "I want to be alone." quote from this film.
Hitler - ein Film aus Deutschland (1977)
 -  There's a reference on a "Grand Hotel" in Berlin
Zelig (1983)
Mannequin (1987)
 -  Jonathan "proves" he knows who Greta Garbo is
I Vant to be Alone (1988) (TV)
 -  title is a line from this movie
Kansas City (1996)
"Wind at My Back: Moonshine Struck (#1.7)" (1997)
 -  Grace mentions the movie by name.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Deadly Mantis (#9.4)" (1997)
 -  Crow: Grand Hotel, please hold.
"Hope Island: Batten Down the Hatches (#1.12)" (1999)
 -  Ruby speaks Garbo the lines from the movie "I want to be alone" in a Swedish accent in reference to the actress.
"Angel: Couplet (#3.14)" (2002)
 -  Lorne: Fine, Miss Garbo. Have it your way. Be alone.
"Jeopardy!: (#22.38)" (2005)
 -  referenced in clue in "Diana" category
Lassie (2005)
 -  "I think she vants to be left alone."
Uchôten hoteru (2006)
 -  The suites in the hotel are named after actors in the film Grand Hotel (The Garbo Suite, The Barrymore Suite, etc.). There are also copies of the film's poster in each suite.
Bobby (2006)
 -  Anthony Hopkins character states that Nelson accidently quotes a line from Grand Hotel. Grand Hotel is a similar film, both use their Hotel for the scenes in the film and both use the portmanteau style. This is an interwoven group of contrasting stories allowing a bunch of stars to do their thing.

Featured in

Some of the Best (1943)
Some of the Best (1949)
 -  clip shown
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (1981) (TV)
MGM Greatest Moments: A Video Sampler (1987) (V)
"MGM: When the Lion Roars" (1992)
100 Years at the Movies (1994) (TV)
Greta Garbo: A Lone Star (2001) (TV)
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002) (TV)
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV)
Complicated Women (2003) (TV)
"Biography: The Barrymores" (2004)
 -  The title card from this film is shown.
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (2005) (TV)
 -  scenes shown
AFI's 100 Years... 100 'Movie Quotes' (2005) (TV)
 -  The quote "I want to be alone." is #30 on the list.
Garbo (2005)
 -  excerpt in Garbo documentary
The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)
 -  Featured in Best Picture montage.

Spoofed in

Blondie of the Follies (1932)
 -  Davies and Durante imitate Garbo and John Barrymore's famous Grand Hotel love scene.
Nothing Ever Happens (1933)
 -  plot, characters
The Merry Widow (1934)
 -  On the terrace in the beginning, Chevalier imitates John Barrymore's plead to Greta Garbo in GRAND HOTEL, saying "Let me stay, just for a little while."
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934)
A Star Is Hatched (1938)
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938)
 -  Spoof of Greta Garbo on see-saw, saying she 'vants to be alone'
The Flying Deuces (1939)
Of Mice and Men (1939)
 -  One girl is introduced as "Greta Garbo" and recites her famous line from Grand Hotel "I want to be alone" in Garbo's heavy accent
Granite Hotel (1940)
Biblioteca di Studio Uno: Al Grand Hotel (1964) (TV)

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