Watch Free Michael Shayne: Private Detective (1940) : Summary Movie 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. | ||
Release Date | : | Dec 19, 1940 |
Runtime | : | |
Genres | : | Comedy, Mystery |
Production Company | : | 20th Century Fox |
Production Countries | : | United States of America |
Casts | : | Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver, Joan Valerie, Walter Abel, Elizabeth Patterson, Donald MacBride, Douglass Dumbrille, Clarence Kolb, George Meeker, Charles Coleman, Adrian Morris |
Plot Keywords | : | gambling, murder, racetrack, private detective |
15447 Users Online Now