Weekend at the Waldorf [VHS]
by Robert Z. Leonard
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Actor: Edward Arnold, Ginger Rogers, Lana Turner, Van Johnson, Walter PidgeonDirector: Robert Z. Leonard
Cinematographer: Robert H. Planck
Producer: Robert Z. Leonard
Producer: Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Writer: Bella Spewack
Writer: Guy Bolton
Writer: Sam Spewack
Writer: Vicki Baum
Edition: VHS Tape
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, NTSC
Running Time: 130 minutes
Release Date: 1998-09-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Studio: MGM (Warner)
VHS Movie Reviews of Weekend at the Waldorf [VHS]
Movie Review: A more comedic "re-imagining" of Grand Hotel, not a remake.
Summary: 4 Stars
WEEK-END AT THE WALDORF (1945)
A very loose remake of GRAND HOTEL, schmaltzier and unabashedly romantic, more comedic, sillier, but I loved it. This is a really fun film with a great cast.
The film of course revolves around a weekend at the Waldorf-Astoria. Walter Pidgeon plays the exhausted foreign war correspondent with a case of "burn out" who just wants to sleep the entire weekend before he's sent overseas again (even going so far as hanging a "do not disturb" sign on the door in 7 different languages).
Ginger Rodgers plays the exhausted, overworked movie star at the Hotel for an old friends wedding and a big movie premiere.
Edward Arnold is the shady oil tycoon trying to close a deal that will help him corner the oil market after the war IF he can convince (or con) visiting Arab Prince George Zucco and keep former "thorn in his side" Pidgeon from gumming up the works.
Van Johnson plays a GI who must undergo a dangerous surgery that he may not survive unless, as his doctor tells him..."he can find something to live for". Enter Lana Turner. Hotel stenographer and notary public extraordinaire (and cute as a button!). Johnson goes to her to have his will notorized. Unbeknownst to Johnson, his doctor has dictated a letter to Turner who knows about his situation. Of course it's love at first sight. However...Turner has been offered a high paying job by Edward Arnold, and Lana...who's struggled to climb up the career ladder, hoping for bigger and better things, finds she must choose between love or success.
Pidgeon meanwhile, takes rather dense cub reporter Keenan Wynn under his wing to help him uncover the truth about Arnolds dirty dealings. In doing so...he accidentally runs into Ginger Rodgers, and in a funny case of mistaken identity, ends up spending the weekend on the couch in her hotel room. The two have some very funny and romantic scenes together. They have a great chemistry. They even manage to spoof a scene from Grand Hotel, when Pidgeon claims to be a Baron after her jewels. Rogders says "wait a minute...that's from Grand Hotel!" Funny stuff.
Also visiting the Waldorf for the weekend is Robert Benchley, staying at the hotel and worried sick about his Terrier who is on the verge of delivering puppies. Benchley also narrates the film and is his usually witty self. It's all great fun all the way through.
Ginger Rodgers wears some delightfully sexy gowns and manages to out "sexy" Lana Turner.
So...will the hilarious, cocky Walter Pidgeon melt the jaded Gingers Rodgers icy heart? Will Lana Turner choose the leering Edward Arnold and his lucrative job offer over her love for Van Johnson? Will Keenan Wynn uncover the truth about Arnolds schemes? Will Robert Benchleys Terrier have puppies?
All I can say is while you're waiting to find out how all these loose ends wrap up...you can listen to the wonderful music of Xavier Cugat and his delightful Waldorf-Astoria dancers!
Remember, this is a more comedic retelling of Grand Hotel. Almost a spoof actually. To get upset that this isn't as good as Grand Hotel or do some sort of scene by scene comparison to it would be simply ridiculous. They are two different movies and both are very entertaining.
The interior shots of the Hotel are great...and the film has some really crisp and beautiful cinematography. The movie clips along at a fast pace.
A really fun film. I'd give it 4 out of 5 stars.
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Weekend at the Waldorf [VHS]MGM (Warner); Release date: 1998-09-01; VHS Tape; VHS Video
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