Movies and TvShows featuring "hotel-detective" theme.

After returning home from World War II, a war veteran becomes the prime suspect in the murder of his unfaithful wife. With the help of a nightclub owner and a female singer, he goes on the run to clear his name and find the true killer.

Topper is a hilarious screwball comedy about a bank executive, Cosmo Topper, who is always focused on work and neglects his wife. After a car accident, Topper finds himself being haunted by two friendly ghosts who are determined to teach him how to live life to the fullest.

Hotel is a 1967 drama movie, based on a novel. It explores the lives of the people involved with a luxury hotel, including a professional thief, a call girl, and a newspaper photographer.

A comedic duo must solve a murder mystery when they find themselves trapped in a hotel with a killer on the loose. With mistaken identities, cross-dressing, and an eccentric cast of characters, chaos ensues as they try to catch the murderer.

Room Service is a comedy movie from 1938 that revolves around a group of people trying to stage a play while dealing with various obstacles, including a turkey in their hotel room. The Marx Brothers star in this hilarious film filled with irreverence and comedic chaos.

All in a Night's Work follows the story of a publishing house employee who is mistaken for a blackmailer and gets caught up in a series of comedic mishaps. As he tries to clear his name and find the real culprit, he falls in love with a beautiful woman. The film is based on a novel and combines elements of comedy, romance, and mystery.

A WAC officer returns from the war to find her husband wants a divorce.

Con men Calvin Churchill and Clip McGurk know how to fix a horse-race or boxing match. Calvin wants to go straight and win back his estranged wife, but first the men must dodge a dogged IRS agent and bilk a bunch of aviation investors out of the backing boodle for a balloon excursion into the stratosphere.

When Santa Claus's wife goes missing, a woman named Carol steps in to save Christmas by becoming Mrs. Claus. Along the way, she faces various challenges and finds unexpected love.

Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead face various trials and tribulations, including misunderstandings, mistaken identity, and jealousy, leading to humorous situations. They navigate through comedic mishaps and miscommunications, all while dealing with their employers, marriage, and a chaotic household.

When a bishop is accused of murder, a detective must navigate a web of clues and suspects to uncover the truth. With a quirky cast of characters and plenty of twists and turns, this comedy crime movie will keep you guessing until the very end.

Delia Jordan's father is murdered and some very valuable jewelry stolen. She hires The Lone Wolf.

A Chicago gang led by Slade carries out an audacious brokerage robbery. Lieutenant Bill Mason takes the case, continuing his friendly-enemy relationship with crime reporter Ann Rogers. One gang member is caught; eventually, others follow. But Mason hasn't a clue to Slade, principally because he's unaware she's a woman.

In Rio Rita, a cabaret singer gets caught in a romantic rivalry and deception, all while secret agents try to sabotage a recording. With desperation, mousetrap farce, and a chase involving a laundry chute, this comedy takes the audience on a hilarious adventure.

When the actress he loves seems to be infatuated with a frivolous count, an actor disguises himself as the count's real interest, a wealthy Spanish woman whom the count has never seen before but wants to hoodwink into marrying him.

Two Montana saddletramps head to Nashville to open up a detective agency. At first, the agency begins on a lark but, soon, they get involved in a case involving a kidnapped singer and an intricate blackmail scheme.

Night has fallen, and the Pink Panther is looking for a place to sleep. A flop house denies him access, but he fortunately finds a key on the ground that gives him entry to a man's home, in which the Pink Panther helps himself to the man's shaving equipment, electric toothbrush, and bed. The man, a drunk, arrives home after one of his binges and, casting eyes on the pink feline in his bed, thinks he's having an alcoholic hallucination. He calls Alcoholics Anonymous to send someone to help him quit drinking. A man from A.A. throws all of the drunk's booze bottles into a garbage can, and they sit down to share a carton of milk. Then, both men see the Pink Panther walk past them! Befuddled, the two men rush to find the Department of Sanitation truck carrying the bottles of booze. After what they've seen, a drinking spree is in order!

A distraught movie extra flees a movie set with a fancy costume and car. Circumstances lead her to begin impersonating a Countess, while a fellow extra takes on the role of her servant.

Hank Medhill, artificial silk manufacturer, has returned to the U.S. from Japan to learn that his former girlfriend, Eleanor Breen is about to marry. Hank convinces Eleanor to leave the groom-to-be and marry him. Shortly after the marriage, they discover that they have nothing in common. They separate. Hank decides to pick any name from the phone book and date them. That date results in a wild and frightful night for Hank, thanks to Eleanor's clever plan.

Longtime school sweethearts discover married life, thanks to a disagreeable live-in mother-in-law and pressing business obligations, is more rocky than idyllic.