Hotel

The hotel manager who becomes entangled in the bidders’ plans and a romantic arc with Jeanne. He champions staff welfare and guests’ experience, while navigating pressure from Trent and O’Keefe. His integrity is tested as the elevator crises and political games unfold.

A professional thief quietly working the St. Gregory, using clever ruses to steal guests’ money as the world moves toward cashless transactions. He becomes bolder as luck shifts and the elevator sabotage threatens his escape. His briefcase full of cash becomes the catalyst for the finale.

Owner of the St. Gregory, protective of the hotel’s legacy and workforce. He balances business pressures, union concerns, and social optics while weighing offers that would reshape the property. Ultimately, he rejects unscrupulous deals to preserve the hotel’s fate.

The French mistress of one bidder who becomes a focal point in the hotel’s melodrama and a romantic counterpoint to McDermott. Her involvement highlights cross-cultural intrigue and personal loyalties amid high-stakes deals.

The unscrupulous bidder who imagines a future hotel stripped of its charm and converted into a modern, profitable machine. He tries to bribe McDermott and manipulate Trent, embodying corporate greed at the expense of history.

Wealthy nobleman hiding after a car accident, staging appearances while the Duchess is with him. He becomes a fixture in the hotel’s power dynamics and a tragic figure in the elevator climax.

The Duchess uses wit and social status to navigate the hotel’s crises, even as she relies on others for cover stories and escapes. Her actions complicate Dupere’s investigations and the hotel’s larger fate.

A hotel detective who attempts to blackmail the Duke and Duchess and becomes entangled in the casino of schemes at the St. Gregory. His past and present schemes collide with the honest effort to solve a crime.

A Black physician and his wife seeking a room, whose denial reflects the film’s racial tensions and power dynamics within the hospitality industry. Their eventual disappearance and the NAACP intervention reveal institutional prejudices.