Movie·1940·1h 17m
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Directed By
Eugene Forde
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Stanley Rauh, Manning O'Connor
Producer
Sol M. Wurtzel
Cinematography
George Schneiderman
Music
Cyril J. Mockridge
Editor
Alfred DeGaetano
Themes
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Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Lloyd Nolan
Michael Shayne
Marjorie Weaver
Phyllis Brighton
Joan Valerie
Marsha Gordon
Walter Abel
Elliott Thomas
Elizabeth Patterson
Aunt Olivia
Donald MacBride
Chief Peter Painter
Douglass Dumbrille
Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Clarence Kolb
Hiram P. Brighton
George Meeker
Harry Grange
Charles Coleman
Ponsby
Adrian Morris
Al
Robert Emmett Keane
Larry Kincaid
Frank Orth
Steve
Irving Bacon
Fisherman
Don Brodie
Reporter (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Racetrack Spectator in Sunglasses (uncredited)
Jimmy Aubrey
Mac
Paul E. Burns
Furniture Company Move
// crew
Crew
Eugene Forde
Director
Stanley Rauh
Screenplay
Manning O'Connor
Screenplay
Sol M. Wurtzel
Executive Producer
Cyril J. Mockridge
Original Music Composer
George Schneiderman
Director of Photography
Alfred DeGaetano
Editor
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