Now, before we get into the important info of how you can watch 'Michael Shayne: Private Detective' right now, here are some specifics about the 20th Century Fox comedy flick. Michael Shayne: Private Detective starring Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver, Joan Valerie, Walter Abel has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 17 min. The release date of the movie is December 19th, 1940. comes from engaged
Need a quick rundown of the movie? Here's the plot: "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' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on December 19th, 1940
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The 1940 film Michael Shayne, Private Detective is the first in a series of twelve movies. Lloyd Nolan starred as Shayne through 1942, until the series was dropped by Twentieth Century Fox and picked up by PRC. At that point, Hugh Beaumont took over the role in five films released in 1946.
