Michael Shayne: Private Detective poster

Michael Shayne: Private Detective( 1940)

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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Lloyd Nolan

      Michael Shayne

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      Marjorie Weaver

      Phyllis Brighton

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      Joan Valerie

      Marsha Gordon

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      Walter Abel

      Elliott Thomas

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      Elizabeth Patterson

      Aunt Olivia

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      Donald MacBride

      Chief Peter Painter

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      Douglass Dumbrille

      Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)

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      Clarence Kolb

      Hiram P. Brighton

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      George Meeker

      Harry Grange

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      Charles Coleman

      Ponsby

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      Adrian Morris

      Al

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      Robert Emmett Keane

      Larry Kincaid

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      Frank Orth

      Steve

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      Irving Bacon

      Fisherman

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      Don Brodie

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Bess Flowers

      Racetrack Spectator in Sunglasses (uncredited)

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      Jimmy Aubrey

      Mac

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      Paul E. Burns

      Furniture Company Move

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      James Conaty

      Casino Patron

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      Robert Conway

      Desk Clerk

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      Sayre Dearing

      Racetrack Spectator

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      Ralph Dunn

      First Bartender

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      Fern Emmett

      Jenny

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      Dick French

      Reporter

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      Harold Goodwin

      Reporter

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      Dick Gordon

      Casino Patron

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      Sherry Hall

      2nd Bartender

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      Paul Kruger

      Parking Attendent

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      Hamilton MacFadden

      Reporter

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      Tony Martelli

      Casino Patron

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      Major McBride

      Croupier

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      Harold Miller

      Casino Patron

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      Frank Mills

      Counterman

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      Edmund Mortimer

      Casino Patron

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      Field Norton

      Casino Patron

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      Paddy O'Flynn

      Reporter

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      James Pierce

      Burly Man Downstairs

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      Dick Rich

      Mover

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      Jack Richardson

      Casino Patron

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      Cyril Ring

      Reporter

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      Bob Rose

      Freddy

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      S.S. Simon

      Casino Patron

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      Larry Steers

      Racetrack Spectator

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Apr 16 2023
    For some reason, this starts with and features a slightly Scottish lilt to the score throughout, as we follow the slightly zany investigations of the eponymous down-at-heel PI (Lloyd Nolan) as he tries to wade his way through the murky worlds of horse racing, gaming addicts and, of course, murder! He's initially retained by the wealthy "Brighton" (Clarence Kolb) to rein in his unruly daughter "Phyllis" (Marjorie Weaver) but as the bodies start to pile up and he finds that he has to stay clear of the suspecting police chief "Painter" (Donald MacBride) we find ourselves in quite an entertainingly...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • gambling
    • murder
    • racetrack
    • private detective