The 1940 film Michael Shayne, Private Detective is the first in a series of twelve movies. Lloyd Nolan starred as Shayne through 1942, until the series was dropped by Twentieth Century Fox and picked up by PRC. At that point, Hugh Beaumont took over the role in five films released in 1946.
12 films
Eugene Forde (Director) · Stanley Rauh (Screenplay) · Manning O'Connor (Screenplay)
Lloyd Nolan
Michael Shayne
Mary Beth Hughes
Joanne La Marre
Sheila Ryan
Connie Earle
William Demarest
Inspector Pierson
Ben Carter
Sam
Virginia Brissac
Lynne Evans
Erwin Kalser
Otto Kuhn
Henry Daniell
Julian Davis
Dick Rich
Al -Police Detective
Milton Parsons
Max Allaron
Charles Arnt
Hal Brennon
Charles Trowbridge
David Earle
Hamilton MacFadden
Reporter
May Beatty
Phyllis Lathrop
Charles Cahill Wilson
Newspaper Editor
William Benedict
Singing Telegram Boy
Spec O'Donnell
Elevator Operator
Minerva Urecal
Landlady
Emmett Vogan
Smiley Joe Bishop
Harry Tyler
Stage Manager
Mantan Moreland
Rusty
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A detective's wedding is postponed when gunshots are heard nearby.
