Closed-captioned. Based on the play: Menschen im Hotel / Vicki Baum. Originally produced as a theatrical motion picture in 1932. Includes the original theatrical trailer. Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone, Jean Hersholt.
Summary:
The most expensive hotel in Berlin furnishes the background for gaiety and sorrow in a multi-layered story portrayed by an all-star cast. Immersed in their own concerns, five desperate guests remain oblivious to each other until the hand of fate draws them together and changes their lives forever.
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