Hotel Haywire is a 1937 comedy film written by Preston Sturges with uncredited rewrites by Lillie Hayward. It was directed by George Archainbaud and stars Leo Carillo, Lynne Overman, Spring Byington, Benny Baker and Colette Lyons. Dentist Henry Parkhouse and his wife Minerva have a perfect marriage until a practical joke backfires and she finds a lady's chemise in his coat pocket. Wife and husband both consult Dr. Zodiac Z. Zippe about what to do, and vaudevillians-turned-detectives Bertie and Genevieve Sterns get involved as well. On his lawyer's advice, Henry rents a hotel room to set... up a compromising situation, only the Parkhouses' daughter Phyllis is in the same hotel to elope with Frank Ketts , and plans to get married in the room next to Henry's. When Judge Sterling Newhall shows up to officiate, he knocks on Henry's door looking for a witness. Eventually, Henry and Minnie make up, Frank and Phyliis get married, and Dr. Zippe is run out of town.
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| Release date: | June 4, 1937 |
| Directed by: | Arthur Archainbaud, George Archainbaud |
| Runtime: | 66 Minutes |
| Producer: | Paul Jones |
| Editor: | Arthur P. Schmidt |
| Genre: | Comedy |