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) · Lou Breslow (Screenplay)
Lloyd Nolan
Michael Shayne
Lynn Bari
Kay Bentley
Mary Beth Hughes
Helen Carlson
Louis Jean Heydt
Everett Jason
Edward Brophy
George Trautwein
Don Costello
Carl Izzard
Ben Carter
Lender Jones, a Porter
Donald Douglas
Oscar O'Shea
McGowan, a Engineer
Harry Hayden
Hamilton MacFadden
Ferike Boros
George Chandler
Ralph Dunn
Harold Goodwin
Sherry Hall
Paul Kruger
Brakeman (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel
Porter (uncredited)
Charles Meakin
Charles R. Moore
Porter (uncredited)
Dick Rush
Syd Saylor
Magazine Vendor (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Railroad Conductor (uncredited)
Charles Tannen
Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Waiter (uncredited)
Mantan Moreland
Porter (uncredited)
Jesse Graves
Waiter (uncredited)
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Private eye Mike Shayne encounters a large amount of trouble while attempting to guard a murder witness.
