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Michael Shayne: Private Detective (1940)

Comedy | 77 minutes
3,20 5 votes

Genre: Comedy / Mystery

Duration: 77 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: Eugene Forde

Stars: Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver and Joan Valerie

IMDb score: 6,6 (690)

Releasedate: 19 December 1940

Michael Shayne: Private Detective plot

Millionaire sports enthusiast Hiram Brighton hires detective Michael Shayne to keep his daughter Phyllis away from playing roulette and betting on racetracks. After Phyllis suddenly slips away and resumes her addiction, Shayne fakes the murder of her boyfriend, who is also a gambler and who is also hitting on the casino owner's daughter. But when he is actually murdered, Shayne and Phyllis's aunt, who likes to investigate murders, are really puzzled as they try to uncover the killer's identity.

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Michael Shayne

Phyllis Brighton

Marsha Gordon

Elliott Thomas

Chief Peter Painter

Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)

Hiram P. Brighton

Harry Grange

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