Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

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19401h 17minComedy MoviesEnglish
6.5

Plot

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.

WriterStanley Rauh
DirectorEugene Forde
ActorLloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver, Joan Valerie
CountryUnited States of America
Production20th Century Fox