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Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Comedy, Mystery

1h 17m

December 19, 1940 (84 years ago)

Overview

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.

ActorAge thenAge now
Lloyd Nolan

Lloyd Nolan

Michael Shayne

Birthday: August 11, 1902

38 September 27, 1985 (83)
Marjorie Weaver

Marjorie Weaver

Phyllis Brighton

Birthday: March 2, 1913

27 October 1, 1994 (81)
Joan Valerie

Joan Valerie

Marsha Gordon

Birthday: July 15, 1911

29 January 30, 1983 (71)
Walter Abel

Walter Abel

Elliott Thomas

Birthday: June 5, 1898

42 March 26, 1987 (88)
Elizabeth Patterson

Elizabeth Patterson

Aunt Olivia

Birthday: November 21, 1874

66 January 31, 1966 (91)
Donald MacBride

Donald MacBride

Chief Peter Painter

Birthday: June 22, 1889

51 June 21, 1957 (67)
Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)

Birthday: October 12, 1889

51 April 2, 1974 (84)
Clarence Kolb

Clarence Kolb

Hiram P. Brighton

Birthday: July 30, 1874

66 November 25, 1964 (90)
George Meeker

George Meeker

Harry Grange

Birthday: March 5, 1904

36 August 19, 1984 (80)
Charles Coleman

Charles Coleman

Ponsby

Birthday: December 21, 1885

54 March 8, 1951 (65)