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Michael Shayne: Private Detective (1940)

Genre : Comedy, Mystery

Runtime : 1H 17M

Director : Eugene Forde
Writer : Stanley Rauh, Manning O'Connor

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Lloyd Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
Michael Shayne
Marjorie Weaver
Marjorie Weaver
Phyllis Brighton
Joan Valerie
Joan Valerie
Marsha Gordon
Walter Abel
Walter Abel
Elliott Thomas
Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson
Aunt Olivia
Donald MacBride
Donald MacBride
Chief Peter Painter
Douglass Dumbrille
Douglass Dumbrille
Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Clarence Kolb
Clarence Kolb
Hiram P. Brighton
George Meeker
George Meeker
Harry Grange
Charles Coleman
Charles Coleman
Ponsby
Adrian Morris
Adrian Morris
Al
Robert Emmett Keane
Robert Emmett Keane
Larry Kincaid
Frank Orth
Frank Orth
Steve
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon
Fisherman
Don Brodie
Don Brodie
Reporter (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
Racetrack Spectator in Sunglasses (uncredited)
Jimmy Aubrey
Jimmy Aubrey
Mac
Paul E. Burns
Paul E. Burns
Furniture Company Move
James Conaty
James Conaty
Casino Patron
Robert Conway
Robert Conway
Desk Clerk
Sayre Dearing
Sayre Dearing
Racetrack Spectator
Ralph Dunn
Ralph Dunn
First Bartender
Fern Emmett
Fern Emmett
Jenny
Dick French
Dick French
Reporter
Harold Goodwin
Harold Goodwin
Reporter
Dick Gordon
Dick Gordon
Casino Patron
Sherry Hall
Sherry Hall
2nd Bartender
Paul Kruger
Paul Kruger
Parking Attendent
Hamilton MacFadden
Hamilton MacFadden
Reporter
Tony Martelli
Tony Martelli
Casino Patron
Major McBride
Major McBride
Croupier
Harold Miller
Harold Miller
Casino Patron
Frank Mills
Frank Mills
Counterman
Edmund Mortimer
Edmund Mortimer
Casino Patron
Field Norton
Field Norton
Casino Patron
Paddy O'Flynn
Paddy O'Flynn
Reporter
James Pierce
James Pierce
Burly Man Downstairs
Dick Rich
Dick Rich
Mover
Jack Richardson
Jack Richardson
Casino Patron
Cyril Ring
Cyril Ring
Reporter
Bob Rose
Bob Rose
Freddy
S.S. Simon
S.S. Simon
Casino Patron
Larry Steers
Larry Steers
Racetrack Spectator

Crews

Eugene Forde
Eugene Forde
Director
Stanley Rauh
Stanley Rauh
Screenplay
Manning O'Connor
Manning O'Connor
Screenplay
Brett Halliday
Brett Halliday
Novel
Sol M. Wurtzel
Sol M. Wurtzel
Executive Producer
Cyril J. Mockridge
Cyril J. Mockridge
Original Music Composer
George Schneiderman
George Schneiderman
Director of Photography
Alfred DeGaetano
Alfred DeGaetano
Editor
Lewis H. Creber
Lewis H. Creber
Art Direction
Richard Day
Richard Day
Art Direction
Thomas Little
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Herschel McCoy
Herschel McCoy
Costume Design
William Eckhardt
William Eckhardt
Assistant Director
W. D. Flick
W. D. Flick
Sound
Harry M. Leonard
Harry M. Leonard
Sound

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