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.
Credits
Michael Shayne: Private Detective Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Don Brodie
He was 36, 96 years old when he died
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as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers
She was 42, 85 years old when she died
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as Racetrack Spectator in Sunglasses (uncredited) |
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Lloyd Nolan
He was 38, 83 years old when he died
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as Michael Shayne |
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Walter Abel
He was 42, 88 years old when he died
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as Elliott Thomas |
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Fern Emmett
She was 44, 50 years old when she died
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as Jenny |
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Edmund Mortimer
He was 66, 69 years old when he died
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as Casino Patron |
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James Pierce
He was 40, 83 years old when he died
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as Burly Man Downstairs |
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Larry Steers
He was 52, 63 years old when he died
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as Racetrack Spectator |
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Ralph Dunn
He was 40, 67 years old when he died
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as First Bartender |
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Cyril Ring
He was 48, 74 years old when he died
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as Reporter |
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Elizabeth Patterson
She was 65, 90 years old when she died
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as Aunt Olivia |
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Clarence Kolb
He was 66, 90 years old when he died
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as Hiram P. Brighton |
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George Meeker
He was 36, 80 years old when he died
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as Harry Grange |
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Charles Coleman
He was 54, 65 years old when he died
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as Ponsby |
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Harold Miller
He was 46, 78 years old when he died
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as Casino Patron |
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Douglass Dumbrille
He was 51, 84 years old when he died
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as Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille) |
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Joan Valerie
She was 29, 71 years old when she died
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as Marsha Gordon |
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Paul E. Burns
He was 59, 86 years old when he died
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as Furniture Company Move |
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Marjorie Weaver
She was 27, 81 years old when she died
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as Phyllis Brighton |
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Paul Kruger
He was 115, 78 years old when he died
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as Parking Attendent |
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Frank Orth
He was 60, 82 years old when he died
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as Steve |
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Irving Bacon
He was 47, 71 years old when he died
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as Fisherman |
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Jack Richardson
He was 70, 89 years old when he died
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as Casino Patron |
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Sayre Dearing
He was 41, 79 years old when he died
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as Racetrack Spectator |
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Robert Emmett Keane
He was 57, 98 years old when he died
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as Larry Kincaid |
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Donald MacBride
He was 47, 64 years old when he died
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as Chief Peter Painter |
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Hamilton MacFadden
He was 39, 75 years old when he died
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as Reporter |
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Bob Rose
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as Freddy |
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Harold Goodwin
He was 38, 84 years old when he died
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as Reporter |
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Adrian Morris
He was 33, 97 years old when he died
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as Al |
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Jimmy Aubrey
He was 53, 95 years old when he died
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as Mac |
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Dick Gordon
He was 3, 12 years old when he died
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as Casino Patron |
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Dick Rich
He was 31, 58 years old when he died
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as Mover |
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Sherry Hall
He was 48, 91 years old when he died
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as 2nd Bartender |
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Frank Mills (British actor)
He was 11, now 95 years old
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as Counterman |
Michael Shayne: Private Detective Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Richard Day as Art Direction. He was 44 (76) years old when He died
|
Art |
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Thomas Little as Set Decoration. He was 54 (98) years old when He died
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Art |
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W.D. Flick as Sound. He was 40 (64) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Cyril J. Mockridge as Original Music Composer. He was 44 (82) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Harry M. Leonard as Sound. He was 40 (85) years old when He died
|
Sound |
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Sol M. Wurtzel as Executive Producer. He was 59 (77) years old when He died
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Production |
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Eugene Forde as Director. He was 42 (87) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Alfred DeGaetano as Editor. He was 46 (63) years old when He died
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Editing |
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George Schneiderman as Director of Photography. He was 46 (70) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Brett Halliday as Novel. He was 36 (72) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Stanley Rauh as Screenplay. He was 42 (81) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Herschel McCoy as Costume Design. He was 28 (43) years old when He died
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Costume & Make-Up |
