Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940 · 77 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 637 VOTES · DIR. Eugene Forde
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,181 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:54 Turning for home, it's Regina by half a length.
00:03:19 I'm sure Pops'll be very grateful.
00:06:24 - Big numbers. - Now or when?
00:09:35 - Evening, Mike. - Hi, Steve.
00:12:21 I want you to give her back the money she's lost, and I don't wanna get it the hard way.
00:15:26 Don't you think you're carrying this a little too far?
00:18:33 I must tell you about another very interesting story.
00:21:47 I was. She framed me.
00:26:22 Well, that gag sure backfired.
00:29:41 - What? - Michael Shayne?
00:32:09 That kind of talk'll only get you in more trouble, Painter.
00:36:59 Your dad is paying me plenty to keep you out of trouble.
00:40:03 I don't know, but things are happening very fast around here.
00:44:15 - Elliott Thomas. - That's right.
00:47:52 - Hello, Auntie. - Oh, Mr. Shayne!
00:50:28 Well, why don't you go out and steal the commissioner's gun?
00:53:35 - Well, there's— - Two guns, Chief.
00:56:21 You know, I'd feel much better if Painter had let us in on what's going on.
00:59:33 - Ten times. Why, that's forgery! - You're telling me?
01:03:25 I'm glad you've come.
01:07:18 Well, I was ju— Never mind that.
01:09:55 She's in the "oset-clay."
01:12:33 You thought you had a chance to hang it on me!
01:15:06 - I'm all right. - What are you doing here?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,181
Dialogue density15.3 lines / min
First line00:00:54
Final line01:15:06
Production Record
DirectorEugene Forde
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes637