Movie Description
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
(1940)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Eugene Forde
- Editor : Alfred DeGaetano
- Cast : Lloyd Nolan,Marjorie Weaver,Joan Valerie,Walter Abel,Elizabeth Patterson,Donald MacBride,Douglass Dumbrille,Clarence Kolb,George Meeker,Charles Coleman,Adrian Morris,Robert Emmett Keane,Frank Orth,Irving Bacon,Don Brodie,Bess Flowers,Jimmy Aubrey,Paul E. Burns,James Conaty,Robert Conway,Sayre Dearing,Ralph Dunn,Fern Emmett,Dick French,Harold Goodwin,Dick Gordon,Sherry Hall,Paul Kruger,Hamilton MacFadden,Tony Martelli,Major McBride,Harold Miller,Frank Mills,Edmund Mortimer,Field Norton,Paddy O'Flynn,James Pierce,Dick Rich,Jack Richardson,Cyril Ring,Bob Rose,S.S. Simon,Larry Steers
Cast
Michael Shayne
Phyllis Brighton
Marsha Gordon
Elliott Thomas
Aunt Olivia
Chief Peter Painter
Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Hiram P. Brighton
Harry Grange
Ponsby
Larry Kincaid
Steve
Fisherman
Reporter (uncredited)
Racetrack Spectator in Sunglasses (uncredited)
Mac
Furniture Company Move
Casino Patron
Desk Clerk
Racetrack Spectator
First Bartender
Jenny
Reporter
Reporter
Casino Patron
2nd Bartender
Parking Attendent
Reporter
Casino Patron
Croupier
Casino Patron
Counterman
Casino Patron
Casino Patron
Reporter
Burly Man Downstairs
Mover
Casino Patron
Reporter
Freddy
Casino Patron
Racetrack Spectator
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Facts
Original TitleMichael Shayne: Private Detective
Status Released
Release Information
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1940-12-19
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 17m
Production Companies20th Century Fox
Genres
- Comedy
- Mystery