The Great Hotel Murder

The Great Hotel Murder is a 1935 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Edmund Lowe, Victor McLaglen, Rosemary Ames and Mary Carlisle. It is based on Recipe for Murder a 1934 story by Vincent Starrett.

The film stars Lowe and McLaglen as rival sleuths, with supporting roles for Lynn Bari and Madge Bellamy. It was one of a series of films featuring Lowe and McLaglen as friendly rivals dating back to their first pairing in the hit 1926 silent film What Price Glory?.

It was produced by Fox Film, shortly before the merger with Twentieth Century Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Cramer.

Cast

 * Edmund Lowe as Roger Blackwood
 * Victor McLaglen as Andrew W. 'Andy' McCabe
 * Rosemary Ames as Eleanor Blake
 * Mary Carlisle as Olive Temple
 * Henry O'Neill as 	Mr. Harvey
 * C. Henry Gordon as Dr. John M. Temple
 * William Janney as Harry Prentice
 * Charles C. Wilson as 	Anthony Wilson
 * John Wray as 	Feets Moore
 * John Qualen as Ole
 * Herman Bing as 	Hans
 * Madge Bellamy as 	Tessie
 * Robert Gleckler as 	Police Captain
 * Clarence Wilson as Girando
 * Betty Bryson as 	Irene Harvey
 * Mary Alden as Mrs. Harvey
 * Walter Walker as Dr. Chambers
 * Sumner Getchell as 	Bunny
 * Astrid Allwyn as Nora, Bookstand Girl
 * Larry Steers as 	Henry, Hotel Clerk
 * Gino Corrado as 	Head Waiter
 * Alphonse Martell as 	Head Waiter
 * Selmer Jackson as Railroad Ticket Agent
 * Lynn Bari as Wilson's Receptionist
 * Martin Faust as 	Waiter
 * Otto Hoffman as 	Station Agent
 * Landers Stevens as 	Hotel Doorman
 * Ralph McCullough as Hotel Clerk