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    Hotel (1967)

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    This film adaptation of a novel by Arthur Hailey – like most other adaptations of Hailey novels – seems doomed to failure because of the almost endless stream of characters flowing through it.

    The set of the St Gregory Hotel (probably the film’s one redeeming feature, built at the Warner Bros. Studios at a cost of $350,000) is an amazing mock-up of a New Orleans hotel, which is at the centre of a takeover bid.

    The main storyline revolves around the owner, Warren Trent (Melvyn Douglas) with a smattering of subplots involving the guests, to try to maintain momentum.

    There are some good scenes with Douglas but lesser performances from Rod Taylor, Catherine Spaak, Karl Malden and Richard Conte.

    The gowns are by Edith Head, and the original music in the score is by Johnny Keating. The film ran over budget and failed to even recoup its production budget at the box office.

    This same source material was also used as the basis for the 1980s ABC TV series of the same name starring James Brolin and Anne Baxter.

    Warren Trent (Owner of the St Gregory)
    Melvyn Douglas
    Peter McDermott (The Hotel Manager)
    Rod Taylor
    Jeanne Rochefort (The Girl from Paris)
    Catherine Spaak
    Keycase Milne (The Key Thief)
    Karl Malden
    Duchess Caroline
    Merle Oberon
    Detective Dupere (The House Detective)
    Richard Conte
    Geoffrey, Duke of Lanbourne
    Michael Rennie
    Curtis O’Keefe
    Kevin McCarthy
    Christine
    Carmen McRae
    Captain Yolles
    Alfred Ryder
    Bailey
    Roy Roberts
    Herbie Chandler
    Al Checco
    Mrs Grandin
    Sheila Bromley
    Sam
    Harry Hickox
    Mason
    William Lanteau
    Joe Laswell
    Ken Lynch
    Lawrence Morgan
    Clinton Sundberg
    Kilbrick
    Tol Avery
    Dr Elmo Adams
    Davis Roberts

    Director
    Richard Quine

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