A private eye lloyd nolan follows a racing officials gambling debutante daughter marjorie weaver into danger. Michael shayne private detective old time radio shows 35. Michael shayne, the reckless, redheaded irishman, was a popular. There were several michael shayne movies starring lloyd nolan for twentieth century fox, and hugh beaumont for the lowbudget producers releasing corporation.
It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction the plot often centers on the deductive ability, prowess, confidence, or diligence of the detective as they. So thats 77 novels, over 300 short stories, a dozen films, radio and. Lloyd nolanmichael shayne movieswhere to find them. This is not suppossed to be a noir, it is a detective story. It was the first in a series of michael shayne films starring nolan. Donald macbride is the irascible, incompetent police chief peter painter with. 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. In dire financial straits as usual, mike allows himself to be hired by his millionaire pal brighton clarence kolb to keep the old mans chronicgambler daughter phyllis. The private practice of michael shayne the mike shayne. The first series of michael shayne adventures aired over the west coast mutual network as michael shayne private detective and starred wally maher as the lead. Michael shayne, private detective is the only one based on an actual shayne book, and it finds shayne watching an underage heiress who has a bad gambling habit. Union oil ad promoting michael shayne private detective from january 7th 1945. The complete prc michael shayne mystery collection on wow hd us. L film e concordato in bangladesh il 7 novembre 1972 da hallmark education con suo versione cascadia, causato a sezione film in esclusiva in 16.
These are comedymysteries, all b movies, made quickly on tight budgets by journeyman directors, writers and actors, then shot out for quick play on the lower half of double bills across america. Private detective full movie in hd visit millionaire sportsman hiram brighton hires gumshoe mic. The michael shayne that appeared in his first book, dividend on death has little resemblance to the character as hed come to be known in film, television, and future books. Brett hallidays flippant irishamerican private eye michael shayne was first brought to the screen by 20th centuryfox in 1940, with lloyd nolan cast to perfection as shayne. The michael shayne, private detective collection vol.
Oct, 2015 adapted into the film michael shayne, private detective, this classic pi novel is part of the longrunning mystery series that also inspired a 1940s radio show and translations around the world. The character was created by davis dresser pseudonym brett halliday and debuted in the novel dividend on death in 1939. Private detective is an excellent film as far as the chemistry of the characters goes. Adapted into the film michael shayne, private detective, this classic pi novel is part of the longrunning mystery series that also inspired a 1940s radio show and translations around the world. There was another film series made in 194647 from the poverty row prc films starring hugh beaumont. He claims it and finds the checkedbag contains the loot from a robbery. Private detective full movie in hd visit millionaire sportsman hiram brighton hires gumshoe mi. Lloyd nolan, mary beth hughes, sheila ryan, william demarest. Lloyd nolan plays the lead character tongue in cheek throughout both movies and in my opinion it doesnt work. In the second book, the private private practice of michael shayne, the later character begins to emerge. The comedic elements of the novels, such as they were, were definitely played up, with shayne and phyllis going at it in madcap screwball fashion, and. Millionaire sportsman hiram brighton hires gumshoe michael shayne to keep his spoiled daughter phyllis away from racetrack betting windows and roulette wheels. Mutual did it again in 1948, titled the new adventures of michael shayne, starring the hunky movie star jeff chandler. Michael shayne this popular, fictional irishamerican private detective was another of the popular pulp detectives in the 1940s.
After gumshoe mike shayne is hired by a millionaire to keep his daughter away from gambling and gamblers, he becomes involved in the murder of a racetrack tout. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Sleepers west is a 1942 american private detective mystery film. Ones media michael shayne, private detective otr2cd michaelshayne old time radio 2 cdrom 90 mp3 total playtime. In the fall of 1946, the show went national for a year. Mar 16, 2007 the private practice of michael shayne as a movie to star lloyd nolan and gave me a contract for a series of movies starring nolan as shayne.
Shayne undertakes to keep her safe but quickly finds himself mixed up in a murder. Michael shayne, private detective michael shayne 1940. As far as the story goes, i think planktonrules hit the nail on the head the film was cruising along and then dropped the ball with a hastily contrived ending which. The character appeared in a series of 7 films starring lloyd nolan for twentieth century fox, 4 films from the lowbudget producers releasing corporation with hugh beaumont, a radio series under a variety of titles between 1944 and 1953, and later in 19601961 in a 32episode nbc. Private detective 1940 eugene forde, lloyd nolan, marjorie weaver, joan valerie, comedy, mystery, drama november 8, 2017 millionaire sportsman hiram brighton hires gumshoe michael shayne to keep his spoiled daughter phyllis away. Detective michael shayne and his girlfriend joanne are on their way to be married when a scream from a nearby hotel room draws his attention to a pair of theatrical murders. This is an old post, but i only just saw the movie. It was the second in a series of seven films starring lloyd nolan as private detective michael shayne.
Lloyd nolan is very good as the wisecracking detective and his supporting cast are more than up to the task particularly elizabeth patterson as the adorable aunt. He crammed them all in a three year contract period. This very welcome box set turns up the heat on one of detective films cold cases. Mike shayne tries to distinguish criminals from red herrings as he escorts a surprise witness via rail to a high profile trial in san francisco. Thats when he comes into contact with another private detective, the extremely slimy montrose, along with a phony doctor with a penchant for dramatic psychoanalytical theories. The radio version of mikes exploits debuted as michael shayne, private detective in the fall of 44 with the fine radio actor wally maher as mike. Top italian chef thanks kiwi farmers, fishermen and winemakers. The character appeared in a series of seven films starring lloyd nolan for. It stars lloyd nolan as michael shayne, a manhattan private detective, and its pretty damned funny. Private detective 1940 eugene forde, lloyd nolan, marjorie weaver, joan valerie, comedy, mystery, drama november 8, 2017 millionaire sportsman hiram brighton hires gumshoe michael shayne to keep his spoiled daughter phyllis away from racetrack betting windows and roulette wheels. Shayne had a voluptuous blond secretary named lucy hamilton patricia donahue.
Set in miami, the michael shayne series was an also ran, never quite catching the imagination of the public like some of. The 1940 film michael shayne, private detective was the first in a series of 6 films. In private detective, a gag backfires when an attempt to scare a gambling heiress. Hiring michael shayne to watch her, the young and beautiful phyllis brighton asks shayne that he watch her lest she attempts to kill her own mother. Its also the first film in the shayne series that ive ever seen. Michael shayne, private detective 1940 full movie youtube. Thereafter, followed hugh beaumonts five more film michael shaynes for prc. Screenplay by stanley rauh and manning oconner based on the novel dividend on death by brett halliday. With lloyd nolan, lynn bari, mary beth hughes, louis jean heydt.
With lloyd nolan, marjorie weaver, helene reynolds, henry wilcoxon. Michael shayne 196061 onehour miami detective series starring richard denning mr. Michael shayne is a fictional private detective which came alive in the year 1930s and was the creation of brett halliday. A private detective gets mixed up with a phony spiritualist racket. Michael shayne, private detective is a 1940 american mystery film directed by eugene forde and starring lloyd nolan, marjorie weaver and joan valerie. The film costars lynn bari, and also features mary beth hughes, louis jean heydt, and don douglas. The 1940 film michael shayne, private detective was the first in a series of twelve movies. Then, over a halfcentury later, in 2005, shane black directed kiss kiss bang bang, starring. The first film is from the novel the private practice of michael shayne, wherein irish private eye shayne nolan is hired by millionaire. Michael shayne the great detectives of old time radio.
Michael shayne, private detective 1940 rotten tomatoes. The private practice of michael shayne is the 2nd book in the mike shayne mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. The scared cathy calls in fasttalking private detective mike shayne lloyd nolan and, since her father doesnt like detectives, she introduces him as her husband. Download books offline, listen to several books continuously, choose. Michael shayne, private detective was the first of seven shayne movies starring lloyd nolan. Shayne is a handsome detective, married to phyllis shayne. Michael shayne, private detective otr2cdmichaelshayne.
It was the title of a series of 12 films starring lloyd. Marjorie weaver is the spirited female protagonist. Screenshots of the title sequence and end credits for michael shayne. Shayne is a somewhat ethically dubious character and is first and foremost out for himself, even if he winds up doing good.
Lloyd nolan full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Msn new zealand latest news, hotmail, outlook, photos. With lloyd nolan, marjorie weaver, joan valerie, walter abel. Radio great wally maher and film favorite jeff chandler star as this hottempered hero as he takes on cases of phony finger prints, corrupt casinos. Lloyd nolan starred as shayne until the series was dropped by twentieth. 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. A mystery film is a genre of film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. North who was perfect casting for the red headed, irish private detective, who had a taste for cognac, brawls and broads. Michael shayne is a fictional private detective character created during the late 1930s by writer brett halliday. Hes michael shayne, the redheaded, twofisted private eye, stepping out of the pages of popular pulp novels and into sixteen exciting radio episodes filled with action, excitement, and. Private detective full movie in hd visit movie 121992 millionaire sportsman hiram brighton hires gumshoe mic. After the major studio dropped the series, producers releasing corporation prc brought brett hallidays ace crimesolver over to poverty row in 1946 for these five fun, actionpacked whodunnits starring hugh beaumont leave it to beaver as the famed fictional detective.
Hes michael shayne, the redheaded, twofisted private eye, stepping out of the pages of popular pulp novels and into sixteen exciting radio episodes filled with action, excitement, and adventure. Private detective 1940 kompletter film michael shayne. Michael shayne, private detective 1940 eugene forde. It is based on brett hallidays novel the private practice of michael shayne. Private detective 1940 watch online michael shayne. The series took its lead in many ways from the nolan. If youve never seen these movies before dont go into them expecting the maltese falcon. To save his friends, mike shayne will have to outsmart the cleverest killer in town. As michael shayne, private detective 1940 opens, the furniture from his. Shayne is an amazing and dashing detective, who has the assignments to carry out.
He is the detective, not because of professional interest, but personal interest. In 1948 mutual radio debuted the new adventures of michael shayne starring movie star. Detective prive 1940 film complet en francais a 20170531t23. Hes as hardboiled as they come and if you dont think so, hell take you outside for a word. Private detective movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. In each film, shayne manages to get himself into some screwy scrapes. Three on a ticket 1947 rarefilmm the cave of forgotten. It does not have almost any other noir element than a. The radio version of mikes exploits debuted as michael shayne, private detective in the fall of 1944 with wally maher in the title role. Private detective 1940 full download stay safe and healthy.
Michael mike shayne is a fictional private detective character created during the late 1930s by writer brett halliday, a pseudonym of davis dresser. The book features the close friendship and partnership between shayne and reporter tim rourke, which was a. It was the title of a series of 12 films starring lloyd nolan, a radio series under a variety of names, between 1944 and 1953, and later in 19601961, a 32 episode nbc television series starring richard denning 19141998 in the title role. The character appeared in a series of seven films starring lloyd nolan for twentieth century fox, five films from the lowbudget producers releasing corporation with hugh beaumont, a radio series under a variety of titles between 1944 and 1953. Shayne quickly made the leap to films with lloyd nolan playing shayne in seven wellmade. Michael shayne, private detective by michael shayne. The private practice of michael shayne by brett halliday. Brett hallidays detective character micheal shayne was created in print, but. Michael shayne page 9 the great detectives of old time radio. Msn new zealand latest news, hotmail, outlook, photos and. Wally mahers portrayal of michael shayne was not only the first over radio, and the longestrunning over radio, but it was also the most fully developed over radio. In 1939, miamibased private detective michael shayne was first published in paperbacks by davis. In 1940, michael shayne, private detective, the first of a what would turn out to be a long string of films, was released with lloyd nolan playing shayne as a cocky, wisecracking chucklehead. As michael shayne, private detective 1940 opens, the furniture from his office is being repossessed.
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