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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Despite his faithfulness, Melvin is always under suspicion by wife Mame. Complications erupt when a woman from a party across the hall passes out in Melvin's bedroom just before Mame returns.

In this slapstick comedy, a golf specialist tries to impress a woman at a resort, but encounters various obstacles and misadventures along the way.

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.

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.

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

In 45 Minutes from Hollywood, a man dresses as a woman and finds himself in a series of hilarious mishaps and misunderstandings in the bustling city of Hollywood in the 1920s. From jealousy to bank robberies, this silent comedy is packed with slapstick humor and absurd situations. Join the adventure as our protagonist navigates through hotel rooms, celebrity encounters, and wild chases on a bicycle, train, cow, and horse. Will he manage to keep his disguise and escape the chaos? Watch to find out!

A pretty blonde with a Doberman pinscher walks into a bar on April Fool's Day and asks for a bag of bones. Thus begins a merry chase in which a newspaper reporter, a drunken policeman and a hand-painted necktie help locate the missing witness in a criminal investigation.

Grim melodrama about girls sent to South America to be used by crooks.