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  • Michael Shayne: Private Detective (1940)
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    77 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Michael Shayne: Private Detective (1940)
Approved
77 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

After gumshoe Mike Shayne is hired by a millionaire to keep his daughter away from gambling and gamblers, he becomes involved in the murder of a racetrack tout.
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Director
Writers
Stanley Rauh (screenplay) | Manning O'Connor (screenplay) | Brett Halliday (novel "The Private Practice of Michael Shayne")
Cinematographer
Editor
Alfred DeGaetano (as Al De Gaetano)
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Updated Dec 19, 1940

Release date
Jan 10, 1941 (United States)

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Cast

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50 cast members
Name Known for
Lloyd Nolan
Michael Shayne Michael Shayne   See fewer
Marjorie Weaver
Phyllis Brighton Phyllis Brighton   See fewer
Joan Valerie
Marsha Gordon Marsha Gordon   See fewer
Walter Abel
Elliott Thomas Elliott Thomas   See fewer
Elizabeth Patterson
Aunt Olivia Aunt Olivia   See fewer
Donald MacBride
Chief Painter Chief Painter   See fewer
Douglass Dumbrille
Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille) Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)   See fewer
Clarence Kolb
Brighton Brighton   See fewer
George Meeker
Harry Grange Harry Grange   See fewer
Adrian Morris
Al (as Michael Morris) Al (as Michael Morris)   See fewer
Robert Emmett Keane
Larry Kincaid Larry Kincaid   See fewer
Frank Orth
Steve Steve   See fewer
Irving Bacon
Fisherman Fisherman   See fewer
George Atkinson
Casino Patron (uncredited) Casino Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmy Aubrey
Mac (uncredited) Mac (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Brodie
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul E. Burns
Furniture Company Mover (uncredited) Furniture Company Mover (uncredited)   See fewer
James Conaty
Casino Patron (uncredited) Casino Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Conway
Desk Clerk (uncredited) Desk Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Sayre Dearing
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Dan Dowling
Casino Patron (uncredited) Casino Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Dunn
First Bartender (uncredited) First Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Fern Emmett
Jenny (uncredited) Jenny (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Ferrandini
Casino Patron (uncredited) Casino Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Bess Flowers
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Jean Fowler
Casino Patron (uncredited) Casino Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick French
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Harold Goodwin
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Gordon
Casino Patron (uncredited) Casino Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Sherry Hall
2nd Bartender (uncredited) 2nd Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Kruger
Parking Attendent (uncredited) Parking Attendent (uncredited)   See fewer
Hamilton MacFadden
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Tony Martelli
Casino Patron (uncredited) Casino Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Major McBride
Croupier (uncredited) Croupier (uncredited)   See fewer
Harold Miller
Casino Patron (uncredited) Casino Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Mills
Counterman (uncredited) Counterman (uncredited)   See fewer
Edmund Mortimer
Casino Patron (uncredited) Casino Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Field Norton
Casino Patron (uncredited) Casino Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Paddy O'Flynn
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack O'Shea
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
James Pierce
Burly Man Downstairs (uncredited) Burly Man Downstairs (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Power
Casino Patron (uncredited) Casino Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Rich
Mover (uncredited) Mover (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Richardson
Casino Patron (uncredited) Casino Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Cyril Ring
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Rose
Freddy (uncredited) Freddy (uncredited)   See fewer
S.S. Simon
Casino Patron (uncredited) Casino Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Larry Steers
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert J. Wilke
Police Reporter (uncredited) Police Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
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