Weekend at the Waldorf

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Weekend at the Waldorf

1945

2h 10m

Musical

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New York City's Waldorf-Astoria hotel is bustling with guests and crisscrossing story lines. Movie star Irene Malvern (Ginger Rogers) is fighting depression while awaiting the debut of her latest film. James Hollis (Van Johnson) is a wounded vet awaiting a surgery that will decide whether he lives or dies. Martin X. Edley (Edward Arnold) is a con artist hatching a scheme; Bunny Smith (Lana Turner) is the gorgeous stenographer intent on sharing his riches. It'll all be resolved at checkout time.

Emanuel Levy

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Rated: C

Mar 9, 2013

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Dennis Schwartz

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I wanted to check-out early, even though the Waldorf-Astoria certainly has its charms.

Rated: C+

Dec 1, 2006

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Steve D

Too long, too cluttered.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/31/23

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Audience Member

fluffy but fun remake of 'grand hotel' of sorts

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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ashley h

Weekend at the Waldorf is an entertaining film. The cast is incredible which includes Lana Turner, Ginger Rogers, Van Johnson, and Walter Pigeon. The screenplay is well written and witty. Robert Z. Leonard did a good job directing this movie. Weekend at the Waldorf is a must see.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Pretty mediocre effort. At times it degenerated into a hotel advertisement for the Waldorf Astoria, complete with voiceovers!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

Fluffy remake of Grand Hotel, on its own enjoyable but a mere patch on the original. Ginger and Walter come off best, Lana is at the peak of her beauty but is poorly matched with Johnson, it's highly unlikely that the doofus that he plays would ever be able to attract a dish like her.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

A truly grand film. A remake of Grand Hotel I hear!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Robert Z. Leonard

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Ginger Rogers

Irene Malvern

Lana Turner

Bunny Smith

Walter Pidgeon

Chip Collyer

Van Johnson

Captain James Hollis

Robert Benchley

Randy Morton

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Synopsis

New York City's Waldorf-Astoria hotel is bustling with guests and crisscrossing story lines. Movie star Irene Malvern (Ginger Rogers) is fighting depression while awaiting the debut of her latest film. James Hollis (Van Johnson) is a wounded vet awaiting a surgery that will decide whether he lives or dies. Martin X. Edley (Edward Arnold) is a con artist hatching a scheme; Bunny Smith (Lana Turner) is the gorgeous stenographer intent on sharing his riches. It'll all be resolved at checkout time.

Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Producer: Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Screenwriter: Sam Spewack, Bella Spewack
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Oct 21, 2009
Runtime: 2h 10m