Movies and TvShows featuring "house-detective" theme.
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.
Unfaithfully Yours is a comedy film from 1948 that follows a symphony conductor named Sir Alfred De Carter. He becomes suspicious of his wife, believing she is having an affair. As his jealousy grows, Sir Alfred devises elaborate murder fantasies to get revenge. The film portrays the comedic chaos that ensues as Sir Alfred attempts to execute his plans.
This final Carter film is a lot of fun, with Nick (unwillingly, at first) taking on a ring of Fifth Columnists (since this was filmed before the US entered the war, we're not told the villains are Nazis, but it's pretty clear anyway). Of course, the helpful and persistent Bartholomew is at his side--much to Nick's irritation. To further complicate things--and to make them still funnier--Joyce Compton is along for the ride too, as a delightfully brainless "detective" named Christine Cross.
Fast and Furious is a hilarious crime movie that takes place in 1939. It follows the story of a newspaper reporter who gets caught up in a whodunnit mystery involving a crooked fight promoter, gangster crimes, and a suitcase full of money. With a cast of colorful characters and a twisty plot, this movie will keep you on the edge of your seat.
In 'The Senator Was Indiscreet,' a senator finds himself entangled in a political scandal involving corruption and blackmail. As he tries to navigate the treacherous world of politics, he must rely on his wit and charm to survive. This satirical comedy takes a humorous look at the dark side of political power.
After being wrongfully convicted of murder, a woman escapes from prison and sets out to clear her name. Along the way, she becomes involved in a love triangle and must navigate a series of comedic and dramatic situations.
Dennis heads west to work on an important business deal minus the Mexican Spitfire, Carmelita. His hot-tempered spouse decides to surprise him, but ends up as the surprised one when she sees him with another woman. Instead of a second honeymoon, Carmelita begins divorce proceedings
In Guilty Bystander, a detective with a troubled past is asked to find a missing child. As he delves into the case, he discovers a web of crime that reaches high and deep. With secrets and dangers lurking at every corner, he must navigate the dark underbelly of the city to uncover the truth.
Extra-marital fun and games at a convention of the Honeywell Rubber Company in Atlantic City. President J.B. Honeywell is to choose a new company sales manager. T.R. Kent and George Ellerbe are two salesmen who both want the job. However, they both get into trouble: T.R. is discredited when jealous saleswoman, Arlene Dale, interferes with his attempted seduction of Honeywell's daughter, Claire, and George attempts to seduce Nancy Lorraine. The position of sales manager is bestowed upon a drunken employee as a bribe after he catches J.B. about to visit "Daisy La Rue, Exterminator." Considered a lost film.
It's love at first sight for singer John Craddock and Jane Blodgett who meet while John is seeking a radio job with the "Blodgett Dog Biscuit Hour," and John learns that the sponsor is Jane's father, Warren Blodgett, an avid souvenir and antiques collector. John gets himself in bad with Blodgett when he accidentally ruins a deal in which Blodgett was attempting to acquire a bedpost for his collection. To break up the romance, Blodgett and his wife take Jane to Switzerland, where Blodgett has his heart set on obtaining a jealously-guarded cowbell.
When Simon Templar, the Saint, visits Palm Springs, he becomes embroiled in a mystery involving a rare stamp and a foreign agent. With his wit and charm, the Saint must navigate through a web of deception and danger to uncover the truth.
Beautiful manicurist Hallie Hobart sets her sights on handsome David Stone, the son of wealthy wheat farmer Ezra Stone. Professing to hate men, Hallie is only interested in luring David in for a lucrative business deal. David easily falls in love, but older brother Mark brands Hallie a gold-digger. To get even with the straight-laced Stone family, Hallie accepts David's marriage proposal.
In 'Room and Bird', Sylvester the cat disguises himself as an old woman to catch Tweety Bird, but the bird outsmarts him and escapes. The cat tries various tricks and traps, but Tweety always manages to elude him. The cartoon is filled with hilarious moments and showcases the cleverness of the bird as he outwits the cat throughout the movie.
Charley and Thelma are millionaires, each trying to elude suitors who are trying to marry them for their money. Charlie gets word that a rich uncle has died, leaving him millions. Attorneys advise him to repair to a resort and avoid gold diggers. Once there, word spreads among the single women, and several try to ensnare him. At first he's gullible, then he cottons on, so when Thelma, a wealthy young woman, mistakes him for a fortune hunter, he dismisses her as well. A manager's error puts Charlie and Thelma in the same suite, and both think the other is prospecting. A dressing gown, radio, bare feet, pistol, keyhole, fountain pen, bedcovers, and a suspicious hotel detective join the mix-up. But wait, was the inheritance a mistake?
Crime novelist Roger Blackwood competes with hotel house detective Andy McCabe in solving a murder by poisoning at a medical convention.
On the day of her wedding a young woman's fiancé doesn't show up, sleeping off the results of the previous night's wild bachelor party. Miffed, the woman decides to go ahead with the wedding anyway to teach her fiancé a lesson, so she calls her lawyer, Henry, and has him stand in for her missing groom. She intends to divorce her new "husband" at the first opportunity, but Henry--who has been in love with her for a long time--is determined to win his "wife's" hand.
Detectives is a comedy-mystery movie that revolves around a jewel robbery and the group of detectives who try to crack the case. Set in 1928, the story follows the amusing journey of the detectives as they uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and navigate through a series of hilarious mishaps to solve the mysterious crime.
Smugglers are using a device for controlling airplanes in flight, and newspaper reporters from Chicago are vying for the story. Reporter Elmer Lane is out to scoop rival reporter Betty Harrison, and capture her heart in the process.
A young couple making plans to elope are overheard by a jewel thief, who sees a chance to turn the situation to his advantage.