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Michael Shayne: Private Detective

6.6(12)19401h 17m2

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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Released
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Language
English
Part of Michael Shayne Collection · 12 films
  • gambling
  • murder
  • racetrack
  • private detective

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Director

Eugene Forde

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United States of America

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  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical19 Dec 1940

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Michael Shayne: Private Detective was released on 19 December 1940.

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    CinemaSerf

    4/16/2023

    6/10

    For some reason, this starts with and features a slightly Scottish lilt to the score throughout, as we follow the slightly zany investigations of the eponymous down-at-heel PI (Lloyd Nolan) as he tries to wade his way through the murky worlds of horse racing, gaming addicts and, of course, murder! He's initially retained by the wealthy "Brighton" (Clarence Kolb) to rein in his unruly daughter "Phyllis" (Marjorie Weav…

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