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Michael Shayne: Private Detective

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.

RATING

6.50

DIRECTOR

Eugene Forde

COUNTRIE

United States of America

RELEASE DATE

1940

TIME

1h 17m

GENRES

Comedy

Mystery

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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

Frank Orth‌

Frank Orth

Steve

Irving Bacon‌

Irving Bacon

Fisherman

Don Brodie‌

Don Brodie

Reporter (uncredited)

Bess Flowers‌

Bess Flowers

Racetrack Spectator in Sunglasses (uncredited)

Jimmy Aubrey‌

Jimmy Aubrey

Mac

Paul E. Burns‌

Paul E. Burns

Furniture Company Move

James Conaty‌

James Conaty

Casino Patron

Robert Conway‌

Robert Conway

Desk Clerk

Sayre Dearing‌

Sayre Dearing

Racetrack Spectator

Ralph Dunn‌

Ralph Dunn

First Bartender

Fern Emmett‌

Fern Emmett

Jenny

Dick French‌

Dick French

Reporter

Harold Goodwin‌

Harold Goodwin

Reporter

Dick Gordon‌

Dick Gordon

Casino Patron

Sherry Hall‌

Sherry Hall

2nd Bartender

Paul Kruger‌

Paul Kruger

Parking Attendent

Hamilton MacFadden‌

Hamilton MacFadden

Reporter

Tony Martelli‌

Tony Martelli

Casino Patron

Major McBride‌

Major McBride

Croupier

Harold Miller‌

Harold Miller

Casino Patron

Frank Mills‌

Frank Mills

Counterman

Edmund Mortimer‌

Edmund Mortimer

Casino Patron

Field Norton‌

Field Norton

Casino Patron

Paddy O'Flynn‌

Paddy O'Flynn

Reporter

James Pierce‌

James Pierce

Burly Man Downstairs

Dick Rich‌

Dick Rich

Mover

Jack Richardson‌

Jack Richardson

Casino Patron

Cyril Ring‌

Cyril Ring

Reporter

Bob Rose‌

Bob Rose

Freddy

S.S. Simon‌

S.S. Simon

Casino Patron

Larry Steers‌

Larry Steers

Racetrack Spectator

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