]Thematically, the main point of the film was societal change at the height of the Depression - (1) silent actors and stage stars from the past were overlooked, aging, alcoholic, and mostly destitute, (2) a new class of corrupt, self-made, ruthless, and unscrupulous corporate tycoons were beginning to emerge to take over businesses hrough shady deals, (3) an emerging industrial revolution was on he horizon (".She was surprised hat he was alone, and then Dave became furious and livid when she old him that she thought they had a ""relationship"" together - he reacted with a vehement denial:Evelyn: Oh, God, don""t look at me like that, Dave." At the coat-check counter when he turned in his umbrella, Jones reached for the non-existent derby on his head - realizing hat he had forgotten it and left it behind somewhere ("I did have one").A West German feature film titledMenschen im Hotel (1959)was also directed by Gottfried Reinhardt.Later, it was adapted into two Broadway stage musicals:At the Grand(1958), set in 1950s Rome; the Broadway-bound play was a brief hit in some major cities, but never reached New York and Broadway; it featured musical diva Joan Deiner as the ballerina, and aging actor Paul Muni (in a modified Lionel Barrymore role)Grand Hotel: The Musical,opening in mid-November of 1989; it ran for over 1,000 performances on Broadway and won five Tony Awards (from 12 nominations); set in Berlin in 1928, it starred Liliane Montevecchi (in the Greta Garbo role) (later played by Cyd Charisse), and David Carroll (in the John Barrymore role) (later played by John Schneider)Plot SynopsisDuring the opening credits, each of the main performers received a separate screen, identifying their cast names:GRETA GARBO as GRUSINSKAYA." Resting on the bed was Laurie Strode""s Raggedy-Ann doll, with two nails impaled into its eyes.The college students at the party relished the abrupt appearance of Myers as he stalked Donna, believing it was all theatrics.