Michael Shayne: Private Detective (1940)

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Country: USA
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Release: 1941-01-10
Director: Eugene Forde
Writers: Stanley Rauh , Manning O’Connor , Brett Halliday
Language: English
Stars: Lloyd Nolan , Marjorie Weaver , Joan Valerie , Walter Abel , Elizabeth Patterson , Donald MacBride , Douglass Dumbrille , Clarence Kolb , George Meeker , Charles Coleman
Runtime: 77 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Detective Apaixonado (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Michael Shayne: Private Detective (United Kingdom) , Um Detetive Apaixonado (Brazil) , Med polisen i hälarna (Sweden) , Michael Shayne: Private Detective (United States of America) , Michael Shayne: Private Detective (France, French Republic) , Michael Shayne: Private Detective , Michael Shayne: investigatore privato (Italy) , Michael Shayne: Detective Privado (Spain) , Michael Shayne: Private Detective (Canada)
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.
IMDB:tt0032788