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Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

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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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1940-12-19
⌚ Running Time: 77 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.5

Beloved Cast

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

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