Michael Shayne: Private Detective (1940)
Comedy
Mystery
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.
Cast
Michael Shayne
Phyllis Brighton
Larry Kincaid
Steve
Fisherman
Reporter (uncredited)
Racetrack Spectator in Sunglasses (uncredited)
Mac
Furniture Company Move
Casino Patron
Desk Clerk
Marsha Gordon
Racetrack Spectator
First Bartender
Jenny
Reporter
Reporter
Casino Patron
2nd Bartender
Parking Attendent
Reporter
Casino Patron
Elliott Thomas
Croupier
Casino Patron
Counterman
Casino Patron
Casino Patron
Reporter
Burly Man Downstairs
Mover
Casino Patron
Reporter
Aunt Olivia
Freddy
Casino Patron
Racetrack Spectator
Chief Peter Painter
Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Hiram P. Brighton
Harry Grange
Ponsby
Crew
Director
Screenplay
Screenplay
Novel
Executive Producer
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Editor
Art Direction
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Costume Design
Assistant Director
Sound
Sound