6.7/10 311 votes

Released:
1940-12-19

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.

Director:
Eugene Forde

Runtime:
1h 17min

Genre:
Comedy, Mystery

• Cast:
• 
  Lloyd Nolan
  as
  Michael Shayne
• 
  Marjorie Weaver
  as
  Phyllis Brighton
• 
  Joan Valerie
  as
  Marsha Gordon
• 
  Walter Abel
  as
  Elliott Thomas
• 
  Elizabeth Patterson
  as
  Aunt Olivia