Hotel (1967) Review
Rod Taylor runs a grand old New Orleans hotel through one week of takeover threats, a jewel thief and a hidden hit-and-run in this glossy adaptation of Arthur Hailey's novel. It's an 8.5.
Karl Malden won Best Supporting Actor for A Streetcar Named Desire and was nominated again for On the Waterfront, working repeatedly with Kazan and Brando.
The nose, broken twice playing basketball, meant he was always cast as ordinary, which he used to considerable effect in Patton and Baby Doll.
The Streets of San Francisco gave him a long television lead opposite a young Michael Douglas, and he served as president of the Academy for four years.
Catherine SpaakRod Taylor runs a grand old New Orleans hotel through one week of takeover threats, a jewel thief and a hidden hit-and-run in this glossy adaptation of Arthur Hailey's novel. It's an 8.5.
Karl MaldenBeyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) rates 3 out of 10 on the rewatch scale. A sequel that kept the upturned hull and threw away the reason it worked. Michael Caine, Sally Field, Telly Savalas, and no idea what to do…
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