(1932, Tiffany) Peggy Shannon, Theodore Von Eltz, Alan Mowbray. A posh hotel is about to close its doors forever.
Is it worth the watch? If you have a thing for dusty, black-and-white pre-Code dramas, Hotel Continental is a total treat. It’s for the folks who like their plots tightly wound and don’t mind if the sets look like they might tip over if you lean on them too hard. If you need high-octane pacing or pristine production va...
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"Is it worth the watch? If you have a thing for dusty, black-and-white pre-Code dramas, Hotel Continental is a total treat. It’s for the folks who like their plots tightly wound and don’t mind if the sets look like they might tip over if you lean on them too hard. If you need high-octane pacing or pristine production values, you’ll probably find this a bit of a slog. But for the rest of us? It’s a cracking good time. There’s this weird, frantic energy to the whole thing. It’s 1932, and everyone ..."
Paul Perez, F. Hugh Herbert, Warren Duff
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