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Michael Shayne: Private Detective
6.6 / 10• 1940• 1h 17m•NR• English
ComedyMystery
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Lloyd Nolan
Michael Shayne
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Eugene Forde's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Michael Shayne: Private Detective is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
