Summary
In the chaotic halls of the Hotel Omigosh, Cyril Fromage (Arthur Stone) serves as the resident house detective, a man whose ambition far outweighs his actual investigative prowess. His life is a whirlwind of hotel bureaucracy managed by the stern Noah Young and a sweet romance with the hotel's sharp-witted switchboard operator, Martha Sleeper. The peace of the establishment is shattered by the arrival of 'The Weasel,' a cunning thief who, alongside a seductive female accomplice, begins a spree of high-stakes robberies. Cyril is thrust into a series of escalating slapstick confrontations, attempting to outmaneuver a criminal who is consistently three steps ahead. The narrative is less a linear mystery and more a frantic canvas for 1920s physical comedy, featuring inventive gags that turn mundane hotel equipment into tools of comedic destruction.
Synopsis
Arthur Stone stars as Cyril Fromage, the house detective of the Hotel Omigosh. Martha Sleeper is his sweetheart, the hotel switchboard operator, with Noah Young on board as the house manager. It seems a dastardly thief, "The Weasel," is on the loose in the hotel, assisted by a sultry vamp. The action that follows, and there is plenty of it, concerns Cyril's efforts to catch the thief. Plenty of hilarious gags along the way; a favorite involved Miss Sleeper taking a call from an irate lodger, so hot that it makes the switchboard steam. Taking advantage of the situation, she pulls out the offending plug and uses it to curl her bangs. The MGM lion even puts in a guest appearance.
