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Michael Shayne, Private Detective is a 1940 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver and Joan Valerie. It is based on Brett Halliday's novel The Private Practice of Michael Shayne. It was the first in a series of Michael Shayne films starring Nolan.
Original Release
01/10/1941
US Release
01/10/1941
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lloyd Nolan | Michael Shayne |
| Marjorie Weaver | Phyllis Brighton |
| Joan Valerie | Marsha Gordon |
| Walter Abel | Elliott Thomas |
| Elizabeth Patterson | Aunt Olivia |
| Donald MacBride | Chief Painter / Chief Peter Painter |
| Douglass Dumbrille | Gordon / Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille) |
| Clarence Kolb | Brighton / Hiram P. Brighton |
| George Meeker | Harry Grange |
| Charles Coleman | Ponsby |
Directors
Writers
Stanley Rauh, Manning O'Connor, Brett Halliday
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lloyd Nolan | Michael Shayne |
| Marjorie Weaver | Phyllis Brighton |
| Joan Valerie | Marsha Gordon |
| Walter Abel | Elliott Thomas |
| Elizabeth Patterson | Aunt Olivia |
| Donald MacBride | Chief Painter / Chief Peter Painter |
| Douglass Dumbrille | Gordon / Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille) |
| Clarence Kolb | Brighton / Hiram P. Brighton |
| George Meeker | Harry Grange |
| Charles Coleman | Ponsby |
| Adrian Morris | Al |
| Robert Emmett Keane | Larry Kincaid |
| Frank Orth | Steve |
| Irving Bacon | Fisherman |
| George Atkinson | Casino Patron |
| Jimmy Aubrey | Mac |
| Don Brodie | Reporter |
| Paul E. Burns | Furniture Company Move / Furniture Company Mover |
| James Conaty | Casino Patron |
| Robert Conway | Desk Clerk |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sol M. Wurtzel | Executive Producer |
