π 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.
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
1940-12-19
β Running Time:
77 mins
β Vote Average:
6.5
Beloved Cast
Michael Shayne
Lloyd Nolan
Phyllis Brighton
Marjorie Weaver
Marsha Gordon
Joan Valerie
Elliott Thomas
Walter Abel
Aunt Olivia
Elizabeth Patterson
Chief Peter Painter
Donald MacBride
Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Douglass Dumbrille
Hiram P. Brighton
Clarence Kolb
Harry Grange
George Meeker
Ponsby
Charles Coleman
Al
Adrian Morris
Larry Kincaid
Robert Emmett Keane
Steve
Frank Orth
Fisherman
Irving Bacon
Reporter (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Racetrack Spectator in Sunglasses (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Mac
Jimmy Aubrey
Furniture Company Move
Paul E. Burns
Casino Patron
James Conaty
Desk Clerk
Robert Conway
Racetrack Spectator
Sayre Dearing
First Bartender
Ralph Dunn
Jenny
Fern Emmett
Reporter
Dick French
Reporter
Harold Goodwin
Casino Patron
Dick Gordon
2nd Bartender
Sherry Hall
Parking Attendent
Paul Kruger
Reporter
Hamilton MacFadden
Casino Patron
Tony Martelli
Croupier
Major McBride
Casino Patron
Harold Miller
Counterman
Frank Mills
Casino Patron
Edmund Mortimer
Casino Patron
Field Norton
Reporter
Paddy O'Flynn
Burly Man Downstairs
James Pierce
Mover
Dick Rich
Casino Patron
Jack Richardson
Reporter
Cyril Ring
Freddy
Bob Rose
Casino Patron
S.S. Simon
Racetrack Spectator
Larry Steers