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"1. The hotel is quaint and picturesque. The hotel manager is charming and funny in his flustered way. The travelers are relaxed and calm while they're waiting. The music is upbeat and sets a light tone. When the older lady exits and the two men come in speaking loudly, combined with the cuckoo clock chiming ... the scene becomes more lively. It's fun to see the reactions of the different characters. \n 2. Caldicott and Charters definitely add humor. I liked the line \"Why the Deuce didn't he say so in the first place?\" after the hotel manager finally makes the announcement in English. Typical traveler to expect his own language to be the most important. They're funny because I don't think they're trying to be. Bickering because they stood for the 20-minute Hungarian national anthem, they were the only two standing, etc. .. very funny. I do think as a pair, they can be a useful storytelling device. \n 3. The hotel manager addresses Iris by name and only greets the others as \"Ladies\" which immediately tells us she's the star. The other two blonde actresses resemble one another which makes the dark-haired Lockwood stand out. The camera keeps Iris in the frame even when the others have dropped out and fallen into step behind Iris and the manager. Then there is the two-shot of Iris and the manager when she tells him she's going home tomorrow. She has a laid-back but authoritative way of speaking to the manager ... ordering magnums of champagne, making jokes about changing the sheets and eating horses, correcting his pronunciation of \"avalanche\". She seems sweet enough -- not unlikable at all -- but maybe a little bit spoiled. \n "
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