Michael Shayne: Private Detective (1940)
1940 · 1h 17m · Comedy, Mystery
Genres: Comedy, Mystery
Millionaire sportsman Hiram Brighton hires gumshoe Michael Shayne to keep his spoiled daughter Phyllis away from racetrack betting windows and roulette wheels.
Director: Eugene Forde
Writers: Stanley Rauh, Manning O'Connor, Brett Halliday
Music by: Cyril J. Mockridge
Cinematography: George Schneiderman
Editor: Alfred DeGaetano
Part of the Michael Shayne franchise.
Cast
Lloyd Nolan as Michael ShayneMarjorie Weaver as Phyllis BrightonJoan Valerie as Marsha GordonWalter Abel as Elliott ThomasElizabeth Patterson as Aunt OliviaDonald MacBride as Chief Peter PainterDouglass Dumbrille as Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)Clarence Kolb as Hiram P. BrightonGeorge Meeker as Harry GrangeCharles Coleman as PonsbyAdrian Morris as AlRobert Emmett Keane as Larry KincaidMore like this
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