The read
Audiences rate it 32 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
A group of disparate travelers are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are closed at the start of WWII.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes33%
Audiences rate it 32 points higher than critics do.
17 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert E. SherwoodScreenplay
- Clarence BrownDirector
Cast
- Clark GableHarry Van
- Norma ShearerIrene Fellara
- Edward ArnoldAchille Weber
- Charles CoburnDr. Hugo Waldersee
- Joseph SchildkrautCapt. Kirvline
- Burgess MeredithQuillary
- Laura Hope CrewsMadame Zuleika
- Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher'Don' Navadel
- Peter WillesMr. Jimmy Cherry
- Pat PatersonMrs. Cherry
- William EdmundsDumptsy
- Fritz FeldPittatek
Stills
Themes
hotelworld war iimountain villageblondesong and dancemind reading actrussian womanmusical troupestranded travelercompulsive liarwar against fascismwartime propaganda