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Michael Shayne: Private Detective 1940 Directed by Eugene Forde

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Comedy , Mystery
Production Company 20th Century Fox
Release Date 19 December 1940
77 mins
Cast
Lloyd Nolan
Lloyd Nolan Michael Shayne
Marjorie Weaver
Marjorie Weaver Phyllis Brighton
Joan Valerie
Joan Valerie Marsha Gordon
Walter Abel
Walter Abel Elliott Thomas
Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson Aunt Olivia
Donald MacBride
Donald MacBride Chief Peter Painter
Douglass Dumbrille
Douglass Dumbrille Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Clarence Kolb
Clarence Kolb Hiram P. Brighton
George Meeker
George Meeker Harry Grange
Charles Coleman
Charles Coleman Ponsby
Adrian Morris
Adrian Morris Al
Robert Emmett Keane
Robert Emmett Keane Larry Kincaid
Frank Orth
Frank Orth Steve
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon Fisherman
Don Brodie
Don Brodie Reporter (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers Racetrack Spectator in Sunglasses (uncredited)
Jimmy Aubrey
Jimmy Aubrey Mac
Paul E. Burns
Paul E. Burns Furniture Company Move
James Conaty
James Conaty Casino Patron
Robert Conway
Robert Conway Desk Clerk
Sayre Dearing
Sayre Dearing Racetrack Spectator
Ralph Dunn
Ralph Dunn First Bartender
Fern Emmett
Fern Emmett Jenny
Dick French
Dick French Reporter
Harold Goodwin
Harold Goodwin Reporter
Dick Gordon
Dick Gordon Casino Patron
Sherry Hall
Sherry Hall 2nd Bartender
Paul Kruger
Paul Kruger Parking Attendent
Hamilton MacFadden
Hamilton MacFadden Reporter
Tony Martelli
Tony Martelli Casino Patron
Major McBride
Major McBride Croupier
Harold Miller
Harold Miller Casino Patron
Frank Mills
Frank Mills Counterman
Edmund Mortimer
Edmund Mortimer Casino Patron
Field Norton
Field Norton Casino Patron
Paddy O'Flynn
Paddy O'Flynn Reporter
James Pierce
James Pierce Burly Man Downstairs
Dick Rich
Dick Rich Mover
Jack Richardson
Jack Richardson Casino Patron
Cyril Ring
Cyril Ring Reporter
Bob Rose
Bob Rose Freddy
S.S. Simon
S.S. Simon Casino Patron
Larry Steers
Larry Steers Racetrack Spectator
Crew
Director
Eugene Forde
Eugene Forde
Writers
Stanley Rauh
Stanley Rauh
Manning O'Connor
Manning O'Connor
Executive Producer
Sol M. Wurtzel
Sol M. Wurtzel
Cinematography
George Schneiderman
George Schneiderman
Composer
Cyril J. Mockridge
Cyril J. Mockridge
Editor
Alfred DeGaetano
Alfred DeGaetano
Sound
W.D. Flick
W.D. Flick
Harry M. Leonard
Harry M. Leonard
Original Writer
Brett Halliday
Brett Halliday
Art Direction
Lewis H. Creber
Lewis H. Creber
Richard Day
Richard Day
Set Decoration
Thomas Little
Thomas Little
Costume Design
Herschel McCoy
Herschel McCoy
Music
Emil Newman
Emil Newman
Assistant Director
William Eckhardt
William Eckhardt
Part of Michael Shayne Collection
Sleepers West
Dressed to Kill
Blue, White, and Perfect
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
Just Off Broadway
Time to Kill
Murder Is My Business
Larceny in Her Heart
Blonde for a Day
Three on a Ticket
Too Many Winners