Michael Shayne, Private Detective
| Michael Shayne, Private Detective | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Eugene Forde |
| Written by | Brett Halliday (novel) Stanley Rauh Manning O'Connor |
| Produced by | Sol M. Wurtzel |
| Starring | Lloyd Nolan Marjorie Weaver Joan Valerie |
| Cinematography | George Schneiderman |
| Edited by | Alfred DeGaetano |
| Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Michael Shayne, Private Detective is a 1940 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver and Joan Valerie.[1] It is based on Brett Halliday's novel The Private Practice of Michael Shayne. It was the first in a series of Michael Shayne films starring Nolan.
Synopsis
A private detective is hired to act as a guardian to a wealthy man's daughter, who has been gambling away her allowance at the racetrack and associating with shady characters in a casino. However, he quickly finds himself embroiled in a murder case and has to stay one step ahead of the police while he attempts to solve it.
Cast
- Lloyd Nolan as Michael Shayne
- Marjorie Weaver as Phyllis Brighton
- Joan Valerie as Marsha Gordon
- Walter Abel as Elliott Thomas
- Elizabeth Patterson as Aunt Olivia
- Donald MacBride as Chief Painter
- Douglass Dumbrille as Gordon
- Clarence Kolb as Hiram Brighton
- George Meeker as Harry Grange
- Charles Coleman as Ponsby
- Adrian Morris as Al
- Robert Emmett Keane as Larry Kincaid
- Frank Orth as Steve
- Irving Bacon as Fisherman
- Jimmy Aubrey as Mac
- Don Brodie as Reporter
- Paul E. Burns as Furniture Company Mover
- James Conaty as Gambler
- Robert Conway as Riverside Terrace Desk Clerk
- Sayre Dearing as Racetrack Spectator
- Ralph Dunn as First Bartender
- Fern Emmett as Jenny
- Bess Flowers as Racetrack Spectator
- Dick French as Reporter
- Harold Goodwin as Reporter
- Sherry Hall as 2nd Bartender
- Paul Kruger as Parking Attendant
- Hamilton MacFadden as Reporter
- Tony Martelli as Gambler
- Major McBride as Croupier
- Frank Mills as Counterman
- Edmund Mortimer as Gambling Casino Patron
- Field Norton as Gambler
- Paddy O'Flynn as Reporter
- James Pierce as Burly Man Downstairs
- Dick Rich as Mover
- Jack Richardson as Gambler
- Cyril Ring as Reporter
- Bob Rose as Freddy
- S.S. Simon as Nightclub Patron
- Larry Steers as Racetrack Spectator
References
- ^ Backer p.106
Bibliography
- Backer, Ron. Mystery Movie Series of 1940s Hollywood. McFarland, 2010.
External links
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