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.
December 19, 1940
Released
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1h 17min
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English
Part of
Includes: Michael Shayne: Private Detective, Sleepers West, Dressed to Kill, Blue, White, and Perfect, The Man Who Wouldn't Die, Just Off Broadway, Time to Kill, Murder Is My Business, Larceny in Her Heart, Blonde for a Day, Three on a Ticket, Too Many Winners