Underplayed Gems

The Grand Babylon Hotel (1920)

The Grand Babylon Hotel poster
Directed by
Ewald André Dupont
Genre
silent film, mystery film
Country
Germany
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man investigates strange events at a grand hotel. The story involves secrets and danger among the guests and staff.

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What happens

The Grand Babylon Hotel (German: Das Grand Hotel Babylon) is a 1920 German silent mystery film directed by E.A. Dupont and starring Hans Albers, Max Landa and Karl Falkenberg. The film's title is drawn from the 1902 novel The Grand Babylon Hotel by Arnold Bennett. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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