Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

1940-12-19 | 77 min

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.

Genres

Comedy Mystery

Cast

Lloyd Nolan

Lloyd Nolan

Marjorie Weaver

Marjorie Weaver

Joan Valerie

Joan Valerie

Walter Abel

Walter Abel

Elizabeth Patterson

Elizabeth Patterson

Donald MacBride

Donald MacBride

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Clarence Kolb

Clarence Kolb

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