United States / Dec 19, 1940
Overall average
5.0/10
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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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Clarence Kolb | Hiram P. Brighton |
| George Meeker | Harry Grange |
| Charles Coleman | Ponsby |
| Adrian Morris | Al |
| Robert Emmett Keane | Larry Kincaid |
| Frank Orth | Steve |
| Irving Bacon | Fisherman |
| Don Brodie | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Racetrack Spectator in Sunglasses (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Aubrey | Mac |
| Paul E. Burns | Furniture Company Move |
| James Conaty | Casino Patron |
| Robert Conway | Desk Clerk |
| Sayre Dearing | Racetrack Spectator |
| Ralph Dunn | First Bartender |
| Fern Emmett | Jenny |
| Dick French | Reporter |
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| Harold Goodwin | Reporter |
| Dick Gordon | Casino Patron |
| Sherry Hall | 2nd Bartender |
| Paul Kruger | Parking Attendent |
| Hamilton MacFadden | Reporter |
| Tony Martelli | Casino Patron |
| Major McBride | Croupier |
| Harold Miller | Casino Patron |
| Frank Mills | Counterman |
| Edmund Mortimer | Casino Patron |
| Field Norton | Casino Patron |
| Paddy O'Flynn | Reporter |
| James Pierce | Burly Man Downstairs |
| Dick Rich | Mover |
| Jack Richardson | Casino Patron |
| Cyril Ring | Reporter |
| Bob Rose | Freddy |
| S.S. Simon | Casino Patron |
| Larry Steers | Racetrack Spectator |
Genres
ComedyMystery
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Michael Shayne: Private Detective |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date | 19 dicembre 1940 |
| Executive producer | Sol M. Wurtzel |
| Writer | Stanley Rauh, Brett Halliday, Manning O'Connor |
| Editing | Alfred DeGaetano |
| Cinematography | George Schneiderman |
| Assistant directors | William Eckhardt, Eugene Forde |
| Camera operators | George Schneiderman |
| Additional photography | George Schneiderman |
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| Production design | Lewis H. Creber, Thomas Little, Richard Day |
| Art direction | Lewis H. Creber, Richard Day, Thomas Little |
| Set decoration | Thomas Little, Lewis H. Creber, Richard Day |
| Music | Cyril J. Mockridge, W.D. Flick, Harry M. Leonard, Emil Newman |
| Sound | Cyril J. Mockridge, W.D. Flick, Harry M. Leonard, Emil Newman |
| Costume design | Herschel McCoy |
| Makeup | Herschel McCoy |
| Hairstyling | Herschel McCoy |
| Collection | Michael Shayne Collection |
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