Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Year: 1940

Runtime: 77 mins

Language: English

Director: Eugene Forde

MysteryComedy

Millionaire Hiram Brighton hires gumshoe Michael Shayne to keep his daughter Phyllis away from racetrack betting and roulette. When she sneaks out and gambles, Shayne fakes the murder of her boyfriend—who also courts the casino owner’s daughter—to scare her. When tout is killed, Shayne and Phyllis’s aunt Olivia, a murder‑mystery fan, track the killer.

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