Michael Shayne: Private Detective
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.
Description: 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
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0
Runtime: 77 minutes
Release Date: 1940-12-19
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Don Brodie
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Bess Flowers
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Played Casino Patron
Robert Conway
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Sayre Dearing
Played Racetrack Spectator
Ralph Dunn
Played First Bartender
Fern Emmett
Played Jenny
Dick French
Played Reporter
Harold Goodwin
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Dick Gordon
Played Casino Patron
Sherry Hall
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Paul Kruger
Played Parking Attendent
Hamilton MacFadden
Played Reporter
Tony Martelli
Played Casino Patron
Major McBride
Played Croupier
Harold Miller
Played Casino Patron
Frank Mills
Played Counterman
Edmund Mortimer
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Field Norton
Played Casino Patron
Paddy O'Flynn
Played Reporter
James Pierce
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Played Mover
Jack Richardson
Played Casino Patron
Cyril Ring
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Bob Rose
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Larry Steers
Played Racetrack Spectator
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