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Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Movie 1940 TMDB 6.6/10 Released

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.

Michael Shayne: Private Detective is a movie first shown in 1940. Runtime is 77 minutes. Status: Released. Genres: Comedy, Mystery. TMDB score 6.6/10 from 13 votes.

77mRuntime
13TMDB votes

Title details

Type
Movie
Original title
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Release year
1940
Release date
December 19, 1940
Status
Released
Runtime
77 minutes
Genres
Comedy, Mystery
Production companies
20th Century Fox
Director
Eugene Forde
TMDB rating
6.6/10 (13 votes)
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Official trailer

1941 Michael Shayne Private Detective

Cast

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

Characters

  • Michael Shayne voiced by Lloyd Nolan
  • Phyllis Brighton voiced by Marjorie Weaver
  • Marsha Gordon voiced by Joan Valerie
  • Elliott Thomas voiced by Walter Abel
  • Aunt Olivia voiced by Elizabeth Patterson
  • Chief Peter Painter voiced by Donald MacBride
  • Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille) voiced by Douglass Dumbrille
  • Hiram P. Brighton voiced by Clarence Kolb
  • Harry Grange voiced by George Meeker
  • Ponsby voiced by Charles Coleman
  • Al voiced by Adrian Morris
  • Larry Kincaid voiced by Robert Emmett Keane
  • Steve voiced by Frank Orth
  • Fisherman voiced by Irving Bacon
  • Reporter (uncredited) voiced by Don Brodie
  • Racetrack Spectator in Sunglasses (uncredited) voiced by Bess Flowers
  • Mac voiced by Jimmy Aubrey
  • Furniture Company Move voiced by Paul E. Burns

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