6.6Michael Shayne: Private Detective · 1940
Michael Shayne: Private Detective (1940) is a Comedy / Mystery film directed by Eugene Forde, starring Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver, Joan Valerie.
ComedyMystery
6.6Overview
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
Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver, Joan Valerie, Walter Abel, Elizabeth Patterson, Donald MacBride, Douglass Dumbrille, Clarence Kolb
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What is "Michael Shayne: Private Detective" about?
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.
When was "Michael Shayne: Private Detective" released?
Michael Shayne: Private Detective was released in 1940.
Who stars in "Michael Shayne: Private Detective"?
The cast includes Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver, Joan Valerie, Walter Abel.
