Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Release date : December 19, 1940
Runtime : 1h 17m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : Eugene Forde /
Production companies : 20th Century Fox /
December 19, 1940 1h 17m United States of America Comedy English More
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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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Lloyd Nolan
Michael Shayne
Marjorie Weaver
Phyllis Brighton
Joan Valerie
Marsha Gordon
Walter Abel
Elliott Thomas
Donald MacBride
Chief Peter Painter
Douglass Dumbrille
Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Clarence Kolb
Hiram P. Brighton
George Meeker
Harry Grange
Robert Emmett Keane
Larry Kincaid
Irving Bacon
Fisherman
Don Brodie
Reporter (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Racetrack Spectator in Sunglasses (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
Furniture Company Move

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  • title:Michael Shayne: Private Detective
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1940
  • Runtime:1h 17m
  • Genres: Comedy · Mystery ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: Eugene Forde /
  • Writers: Stanley Rauh · Manning O'Connor · Brett Halliday ·
  • Production companies: 20th Century Fox ·
  • 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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