Michael Shayne: Private Detective
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
Lloyd Nolan
Michael ShayneMarjorie Weaver
Phyllis BrightonJoan Valerie
Marsha GordonWalter Abel
Elliott ThomasElizabeth Patterson
Aunt OliviaDonald MacBride
Chief Peter PainterDouglass Dumbrille
Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)Clarence Kolb
Hiram P. BrightonGeorge Meeker
Harry GrangeCharles Coleman
PonsbyAdrian Morris
AlRobert Emmett Keane
Larry KincaidFrank Orth
SteveIrving Bacon
FishermanDon Brodie
Reporter (uncredited)Bess Flowers
Racetrack Spectator in Sunglasses (uncredited)Jimmy Aubrey
MacPaul E. Burns
Furniture Company MoveRobert Conway
Desk ClerkSayre Dearing
Racetrack SpectatorRalph Dunn
First BartenderFern Emmett
JennyHarold Goodwin
ReporterDick Gordon
Casino PatronPaul Kruger
Parking AttendentHarold Miller
Casino PatronFrank Mills
CountermanJames Pierce
Burly Man DownstairsDick Rich
MoverJack Richardson
Casino PatronCyril Ring
ReporterS.S. Simon
Casino PatronLarry Steers
Racetrack SpectatorImages
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