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Michael Shayne: Private Detective
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Title: Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Release Date: 19 Dec 1940

Runtime: 1h 17m

Genre: Comedy, Mystery

Director: 20th Century Fox

Production Companies: 20th Century Fox

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.5 (11 votes)

Cast

  • Michael Shayne: Lloyd Nolan
  • Phyllis Brighton: Marjorie Weaver
  • Marsha Gordon: Joan Valerie
  • Elliott Thomas: Walter Abel
  • Aunt Olivia: Elizabeth Patterson
  • Chief Peter Painter: Donald MacBride
  • Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille): Douglass Dumbrille
  • Hiram P. Brighton: Clarence Kolb
  • Harry Grange: George Meeker
  • Ponsby: Charles Coleman
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