Michael Shayne: Private Detective

1940 · 77 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 637 VOTES · DIR. Eugene Forde

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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.
00:03:21 - But if that horse wins— - There they go!
00:06:29 Hold it, boys. You heard the man.
00:09:54 - Thirty-four, red. - Well, there goes Little Phyllis.
00:12:35 Sure, Mike, I know how to run a place. I'm in with the right people.
00:15:40 I won't be followed around by that— that—
00:18:58 But when they compared it, they found it was just ordinary cat's hair.
00:22:14 It might interest you.
00:26:52 Look, you go home, and you keep your mouth shut.
00:30:16 that got an anonymous telephone call of the scene of the crime...
00:34:47 No. Forget it, forget it.
00:38:12 I'm looking for clues, and I want a reputable witness in case I find any.
00:41:15 Oh, pardon me. Does Dr. Hayes treat you too?
00:45:20 Hello.
00:48:46 Elliott Thomas? What's he got to do with it?
00:51:26 There. See, Auntie? They fit perfectly.
00:54:41 The murderer must've thrown it there.
00:57:31 Absolutely not.
01:00:49 Well, no, thanks. I'm waiting for Aunt Olivia.
01:05:35 - And a coat. - Yeah, and here's a note.
01:08:40 What is this— a convention? What are you doing here?
01:11:23 Turn it over! Turn— Can't you even turn a wastebasket over?
01:14:01 - So that horse was a ringer? - Well, no wonder the chemist's report was negative.
50:50:02 - Mmm-mm.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,181
Dialogue density15.3 lines / min
First line00:00:54
Final line50:50:02

Production Record

DirectorEugene Forde
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes637