Michael Shayne: Private Detective 83 years old

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.

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Michael Shayne: Private Detective Cast

Name Character
Don Brodie He was 36, 96 years old when he died as Reporter (uncredited)
Bess Flowers She was 42, 85 years old when she died as Racetrack Spectator in Sunglasses (uncredited)
Lloyd Nolan He was 38, 83 years old when he died as Michael Shayne
Walter Abel He was 42, 88 years old when he died as Elliott Thomas
Fern Emmett She was 44, 50 years old when she died as Jenny
Edmund Mortimer He was 66, 69 years old when he died as Casino Patron
James Pierce He was 40, 83 years old when he died as Burly Man Downstairs
Ralph Dunn He was 40, 67 years old when he died as First Bartender
Larry Steers He was 52, 63 years old when he died as Racetrack Spectator
Cyril Ring He was 48, 74 years old when he died as Reporter
Clarence Kolb He was 66, 90 years old when he died as Hiram P. Brighton
Elizabeth Patterson She was 65, 90 years old when she died as Aunt Olivia
George Meeker He was 36, 80 years old when he died as Harry Grange
Charles Coleman He was 54, 65 years old when he died as Ponsby
Harold Miller He was 46, 78 years old when he died as Casino Patron
Douglass Dumbrille He was 51, 84 years old when he died as Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Joan Valerie She was 29, 71 years old when she died as Marsha Gordon
Paul E. Burns He was 59, 86 years old when he died as Furniture Company Move
Marjorie Weaver She was 27, 81 years old when she died as Phyllis Brighton
Paul Kruger He was 115, 78 years old when he died as Parking Attendent
Frank Orth He was 60, 82 years old when he died as Steve
Irving Bacon He was 47, 71 years old when he died as Fisherman
Robert Emmett Keane He was 57, 98 years old when he died as Larry Kincaid
Donald MacBride He was 47, 64 years old when he died as Chief Peter Painter
Hamilton MacFadden He was 39, 75 years old when he died as Reporter
Harold Goodwin He was 38, 84 years old when he died as Reporter
Adrian Morris He was 33, 97 years old when he died as Al
Dick Gordon He was 3, 12 years old when he died as Casino Patron
Jimmy Aubrey He was 53, 95 years old when he died as Mac
Dick Rich He was 31, 58 years old when he died as Mover
Sayre Dearing He was 41, 79 years old when he died as Racetrack Spectator
Sherry Hall He was 48, 91 years old when he died as 2nd Bartender
Bob Rose as Freddy
Jack Richardson He was 70, 89 years old when he died as Casino Patron
Frank Mills (British actor) He was 11, now 95 years old as Counterman

Michael Shayne: Private Detective Crew

Name Department
Richard Day as Art Direction. He was 44 (76) years old when He died Art
Thomas Little as Set Decoration. He was 54 (98) years old when He died Art
W.D. Flick as Sound. He was 40 (64) years old when He died Sound
Cyril J. Mockridge as Original Music Composer. He was 44 (82) years old when He died Sound
Harry M. Leonard as Sound. He was 40 (85) years old when He died Sound
Sol M. Wurtzel as Executive Producer. He was 59 (77) years old when He died Production
Eugene Forde as Director. He was 42 (87) years old when He died Directing
Alfred DeGaetano as Editor. He was 46 (63) years old when He died Editing
George Schneiderman as Director of Photography. He was 46 (70) years old when He died Camera
Brett Halliday as Novel. He was 36 (72) years old when He died Writing
Stanley Rauh as Screenplay. He was 42 (81) years old when He died Writing
Herschel McCoy as Costume Design. He was 28 (43) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Michael Shayne: Private Detective poster
Michael Shayne: Private Detective (83 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, December 19, 1940
  • Runtime: 77 minutes