Unfortunately what I watched the half hour before "Hotel Berlin" came on was anything but "Battle Circus". I know "Battle Circus". The movie preceding "Battle" was about as slapstick as one can get. I guess TCM was playing a joke on me. Is TCM in the habit of doing this kind of thing?
If I had only caught the beginning and/or would have paid greater attention to names of characters, etc... The movie was almost Marx Brotherish. Black and White, 1930's, something about a woman having to sell a hotel and these three guys (a la Marx and Stooges) were so blooming funny when trying to help her. All searches on the net have rendered me nothing.
Scottie