1931-1932 Best Picture Winner - Grand Hotel (Edmund Goulding)
Awards Don't Matter
English - February 02, 2021 03:30 - 55 minutes - 59.1 MBFilm History TV & Film Film Reviews Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon.
As expected, going through the Best Picture winner history, we were bound to find a forgotten classic, neglected by time and popular culture, and worthwhile celebrating. Well, here we are with Edmund Goulding's Best Picture winner, Grand Hotel.
Featuring stellar performances from an all star cast, with Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone, Jean Hersholt, and more, Grand Hotel was nominated for one single Oscar - Best Picture - and triumphed in its sole category.
Hosts Andrew and Dave discuss the tragedy of its sole nomination, and the value of a talkie like this. Dig on in.
Follow the hosts on social media at the links below:
Andrew F Peirce – @TheCurbAU
David Giannini – @Darnthatdave