

Comedy · Mystery
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.
Top Cast


Lloyd Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
Michael Shayne
Lloyd Nolan
Michael Shayne


Marjorie Weaver
Marjorie Weaver
Phyllis Brighton
Marjorie Weaver
Phyllis Brighton


Joan Valerie
Joan Valerie
Marsha Gordon
Joan Valerie
Marsha Gordon


Walter Abel
Walter Abel
Elliott Thomas
Walter Abel
Elliott Thomas


Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson
Aunt Olivia
Elizabeth Patterson
Aunt Olivia


Donald MacBride
Donald MacBride
Chief Peter Painter
Donald MacBride
Chief Peter Painter


Douglass Dumbrille
Douglass Dumbrille
Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Douglass Dumbrille
Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)


Clarence Kolb
Clarence Kolb
Hiram P. Brighton
Clarence Kolb
Hiram P. Brighton


George Meeker
George Meeker
Harry Grange
George Meeker
Harry Grange


Charles Coleman
Charles Coleman
Ponsby
Charles Coleman
Ponsby
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