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A historical New Orleans hotel struggles to financially survive while the dramas of its various guests unfold.A historical New Orleans hotel struggles to financially survive while the dramas of its various guests unfold.A historical New Orleans hotel struggles to financially survive while the dramas of its various guests unfold.
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- TriviaThe jewelry worn by Merle Oberon as the Dutchess Caroline were actually her own. At the time they were valued at $500,000. The jewelry also included a piece that, at one time, had been worn by Marie Antoinette.
- GoofsIn a single night, Milne is shown sneaking into and out of different rooms with different occupants, but with the same door number.
- Quotes
Peter McDermott: A sure way to empty a hotel fast: drop an elevator.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
- SoundtracksAs Time Goes By
(uncredited)
Written by Herman Hupfeld
Performed by Carmen McRae and band when O'Keefe arrives at the hotel
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Very mild account of major New Orleans hotel facing closure and its last days as the owner (Douglas) and general manager (Taylor) attempt to secure its future without compromising its integrity and traditions. A number of story lines intertwine amid the closure backdrop, with Rennie & Oberon as the Duke and Duchess of Landbourne entangled in a police matter, Malden as the hotel's resident kleptomaniac and McCarthy as a potential investor keen to save the grand hotel but with a litany of changes in mind of which Douglas disapproves.
Taylor does a good job as the efficient right hand man, not tempted by McCarthy's graft offer to persuade Douglas to sell, taking Spaak instead as a consolation prize. Malden was a bit too hammy for my liking and the film never quite fulfilled its promise, although I thought Taylor and McCarthy in particular were very engaging. "Hotel" has a pseudo disaster film texture with its diverse characters coming in and out of focus against a common backdrop; it even indulges the genre with a reasonably tense elevator malfunction and a feverish rescue while the lift hangs by a thread.
The decorative touches, lounge music and brassy sets are all fashionable reminders of the mid-to-late sixties and the film itself is old-fashioned in its tone and sentiment, perhaps too dated for younger viewers today. I'd categorise this as a somewhat bittersweet tale, a window into the late sixties social culture, suitable with tea and biscuits moreso than beer and pizza.
Taylor does a good job as the efficient right hand man, not tempted by McCarthy's graft offer to persuade Douglas to sell, taking Spaak instead as a consolation prize. Malden was a bit too hammy for my liking and the film never quite fulfilled its promise, although I thought Taylor and McCarthy in particular were very engaging. "Hotel" has a pseudo disaster film texture with its diverse characters coming in and out of focus against a common backdrop; it even indulges the genre with a reasonably tense elevator malfunction and a feverish rescue while the lift hangs by a thread.
The decorative touches, lounge music and brassy sets are all fashionable reminders of the mid-to-late sixties and the film itself is old-fashioned in its tone and sentiment, perhaps too dated for younger viewers today. I'd categorise this as a somewhat bittersweet tale, a window into the late sixties social culture, suitable with tea and biscuits moreso than beer and pizza.
- Chase_Witherspoon
- Jan 28, 2011
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- Also known as
- Das Hotel
- Filming locations
- French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA(Peter and Jeanne at Pat O'Brien's restaurant)
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- $3,651,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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