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Just Off Broadway (1942)

That slick sleuth...Mike Shayne...is at it again

Genre : Action, Crime, Mystery, Romance

Runtime : 1H 5M

Director : Herbert I. Leeds
Writer : Arnaud d'Usseau

Synopsis

Private detective Michael Shayne is on the case again, but this time he's stuck on a jury for a murder trial. So, what does he do? Why, he skips out on sequestration in order to solve the case himself!

Actors

Lloyd Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
Michael Shayne
Marjorie Weaver
Marjorie Weaver
Judy Taylor
Phil Silvers
Phil Silvers
Roy Higgins
Janis Carter
Janis Carter
Lillian Hubbard
Richard Derr
Richard Derr
John Logan, Defense Attorney
Joan Valerie
Joan Valerie
Rita Darling
Don Costello
Don Costello
George Dolphin
Chester Clute
Chester Clute
Sperty, Juror-Roommate
Francis Pierlot
Francis Pierlot
Sidney Arno, Jeweler
Grant Richards
Grant Richards
District Attorney John F. McGonagle
George M. Carleton
George M. Carleton
Judge Robert Walters
Alexander Lockwood
Alexander Lockwood
Count Edmond Telmachio
Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh
Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Frank McLure
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Crews

Herbert I. Leeds
Herbert I. Leeds
Director
Brett Halliday
Brett Halliday
Characters
Arnaud d'Usseau
Arnaud d'Usseau
Screenplay

Posters and backgrounds

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