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19/12/1940 Comedy, Mystery 1h 17m
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Overview

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.

  1. Eugene Forde

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Lloyd Nolan

    Michael Shayne

  2. Marjorie Weaver

    Phyllis Brighton

  3. Joan Valerie

    Marsha Gordon

  4. Walter Abel

    Elliott Thomas

  5. Elizabeth Patterson

    Aunt Olivia

  6. Donald MacBride

    Chief Peter Painter

  7. Douglass Dumbrille

    Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)

  8. Clarence Kolb

    Hiram P. Brighton

  9. George Meeker

    Harry Grange

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-04-16
For some reason, this starts with and features a slightly Scottish lilt to the score throughout, as we follow the slightly zany investigations of the eponymous down-at-heel PI (Lloyd Nolan) as he tries to wade his way through the murky worlds of horse racing, gaming addicts and, of course, murder! He's initially retained by the wealthy "Brighton" (Clarence Kolb) to rein in his unruly daughter "Phyllis" (Marjorie Weaver) but as the bodies start to pile up and he finds that he has to stay clear of the suspecting police chief "Painter" (Donald MacBride) we find ourselves in quite an entertainingl...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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