Differences From The Novel
In the Arthur Hailey novel, the hotel is saved from sale and demolition at the last moment. In the film, Trent tells Pete he is going to sell it to the developers to be demolished and there is a bittersweet ending at the hotel lounge they celebrate the demise of the St. Gregory. Additionally, the Christine Francis character is delegated to Carmen McRae, who plays a lounge singer in the Delta Queen lounge of the hotel. Warren Trent does not have a female secretary in the film. The character of Jeanne Rochefort was created for the film, Dorothy "Dodo" Lash, who was the companion of Curtis O'Keefe in the novel, was merged with the character of Marsha Preyscott, and the character of Albert Wells, who turned out to be a buyer of the St. Gregory, was dropped.
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