🎬 Comedy, Mystery

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

⭐ 6.6/10 1940 1h 17m Dir. Eugene Forde
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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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6.6/10 12 votes

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Year
1940
Runtime
1h 17m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.6/10
Votes
12
Genre
Comedy, Mystery
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Comedy 🎭 Mystery 🎬 Eugene Forde 👤 Lloyd Nolan 👤 Marjorie Weaver 👤 Joan Valerie
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Questions about Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Michael Shayne: Private Detective has a runtime of 1h 17m (1 hour and 17 minutes).
Michael Shayne: Private Detective was directed by Eugene Forde and released in 1940.
Michael Shayne: Private Detective is a Comedy, Mystery film (1940).
The cast of Michael Shayne: Private Detective includes Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver, Joan Valerie, Walter Abel, Elizabeth Patterson.
Michael Shayne: Private Detective has a TMDB rating of 6.6/10 based on 12 votes.

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