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| Hotel | |
|---|---|
| Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Richard Quine |
| Produced by | Wendell Mayes |
| Screenplay by | Wendell Mayes |
| Based on | Hotel 1965 novel by Arthur Hailey |
| Starring | Rod Taylor Catherine Spaak Karl Malden Kevin McCarthy Michael Rennie Melvyn Douglas |
| Music by | Johnny Keating |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang |
| Edited by | Sam O’Steen |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | January 19, 1967 |
| Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,651,000 |
| Box office | $3,000,000 (US/ Canada) |
Hotel is a 1967 American Technicolor film adaptation of the 1965 novel of the same name written by Arthur Hailey. The film stars Rod Taylor, Catherine Spaak, Karl Malden, Kevin McCarthy, Michael Rennie, Merle Oberon, and Melvyn Douglas. It is directed by Richard Quine.
Critical reception
Hotel has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on six reviews. Variety called the film “a very well made, handsomely produced drama” and said that Spaak “is charming and sexy” in her U.S. film debut.
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Hotel (American TV series)
| Hotel | |
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| Season 1 DVD cover | |
| Created by | Aaron Spelling |
| Developed by | John Furia, Jr. Barry Oringer |
| Starring | Anne Baxter James Brolin Connie Sellecca Shea Farrell Nathan Cook Michael Spound Heidi Bohay Shari Belafonte |
| Music by | Henry Mancini |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 114 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 48–49 minutes |
| Production company | Aaron Spelling Productions |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution (original distributor) CBS Television Distribution (current distributor) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 21, 1983 – May 5, 1988 |
Hotel is an American primetime soap opera series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983, to May 5, 1988, in the timeslot following Dynasty.
Based on Arthur Hailey‘s 1965 novel of the same name (which had also inspired a 1967 feature film), the series was produced by Aaron Spelling and set in the elegant and fictitious St. Gregory Hotel in San Francisco (changed from the New Orleans setting of the novel and film). Establishing shots of the hotel were filmed in front of the Fairmont San Francisco atop the Nob Hill neighborhood. Episodes followed the activities of passing guests, as well as the personal and professional lives of the hotel staff.
The distribution rights to the series were originally owned by Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution, until 2006 when CBS Paramount Network Television bought the television libraries and properties of Spelling Entertainment Inc. from Paramount Pictures Domestic Distribution and Viacom Enterprises.
Premise
Rich aristocrat Victoria Cabot (Anne Baxter) runs the St. Gregory Hotel, assisted by general manager Peter McDermott (James Brolin) and his staff. McDermott and assistant general manager Christine Francis (Connie Sellecca) became romantically involved. Halfway through the series Cabot died, leaving McDermott her share of the St. Gregory Hotel. When McDermott inherited half of the St. Gregory, he ran the hotel and promoted Francis to general manager.
Other staff members included: the guest relations director Mark Danning (Shea Farrell); ex-conman now head of hotel security, Billy Griffin (Nathan Cook); reception manager Julie Gillette (Shari Belafonte); young couple Dave and Megan Kendall (real life spouses Michael Spound and Heidi Bohay), a bellhop and a desk clerk, respectively; and Harry the bartender (Harry George Phillips). Characters Eric Lloyd (Ty Miller); Cheryl Dolan (Valerie Landsburg) and Ryan Thomas (Susan Walters) were added to the cast during its final season.
Cast members Brolin, Sellecca, Belafonte and Cook appeared in every episode of the series. In later years, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., made numerous guest appearances as an opponent of Victoria Cabot and Peter McDermott who plants his daughter, played by Michelle Phillips, in the hotel staff as the concierge.
Bette Davis appeared in the pilot episode as hotel owner Laura Trent, and publicity for the series indicated that Davis was to be a regular on the program. However, the onset of ill health forced Davis to withdraw from the series and Anne Baxter, who had played her nemesis in the 1950 film All About Eve, was brought in as Victoria Cabot, Mrs. Trent’s sister-in-law. When Davis’s health improved it was intended to bring her back; however, with Baxter on board fulfilling the series matriarchal role it was decided to make Davis’ character an offscreen character, who though mentioned, was never seen. Ironically, Davis would outlive Baxter by four years and the series itself by over a year.[1]
Similar to Spelling’s other ABC show, The Love Boat, episodes of Hotel relied heavily on the appearance of recognizable guest stars. However, unlike The Love Boat’s comedic story lines, Hotel generally broached more serious and controversial subject matter, such as abortion, infidelity, rape, suicide, AIDS, homophobia, spousal abuse, and child molestation.
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