Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

1940
1h 17m
6.5

6.5/10

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Comedy Mystery
Overview

Millionaire sportsman Hiram Brighton hires gumshoe Michael Shayne to keep his spoiled daughter Phyllis away from racetrack betting windows and roulette wheels. After Phyllis slips away and continues her compulsive gambling, Shayne fakes the murder of her gambler boyfriend, who is also romancing the daughter of casino owner Benny Gordon, in order to frighten her. When the tout really ends up murdered, Shayne and Phyllis' Aunt Olivia, an avid reader of murder mysteries, both try to find the identity of the killer.

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Production Information

Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

gambling murder racetrack private detective

Quick Facts

Release Date December 19, 1940
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0032788

Cast

Lloyd Nolan
Lloyd Nolan

Michael Shayne

Marjorie Weaver
Marjorie Weaver

Phyllis Brighton

Joan Valerie
Joan Valerie

Marsha Gordon

Walter Abel
Walter Abel

Elliott Thomas

Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson

Aunt Olivia

Donald MacBride
Donald MacBride

Chief Peter Painter

Douglass Dumbrille
Douglass Dumbrille

Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)

Clarence Kolb
Clarence Kolb

Hiram P. Brighton

George Meeker
George Meeker

Harry Grange

Charles Coleman
Charles Coleman

Ponsby

Adrian Morris
Adrian Morris

Al

Robert Emmett Keane
Robert Emmett Keane

Larry Kincaid

Key Crew

Eugene Forde
Director
Stanley Rauh
Screenplay
Manning O'Connor
Screenplay
Sol M. Wurtzel
Executive Producer