In this episode we discuss the fifth Best Picture Winner, Grand Hotel, the impact of Irving Thalberg on the film industry, and the first star-studded blockbuster in Hollywood!

Other topics include: MGM studios, Lionel Barrymore, John Barrymore, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery, Cedric Gibbons, Walt Disney, big budget blockbusters, film history, director Edmond Goulding, and the Great Depression.

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