Download books offline, listen to several books continuously, choose. Shayne quickly made the leap to films with lloyd nolan playing shayne in seven wellmade bmovies between 1940 and. I would class them as dramedy, as they are good movies with a touch of humour. Michael shayne, private detective 1941 movie moviefone. Millionaire sportsman hiram brighton hires gumshoe michael shayne to keep his spoiled daughter phyllis away from racetrack betting windows and roulette wheels. He makes an interesting shayne, tough and no nonsense but one who has a whimsical side too. Join movty site and stream free movies, add them to favorites, rate and comment. Michael shayne is a fictional private detective which came alive in the year 1930s and was the creation of brett halliday. 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.
With lloyd nolan, marjorie weaver, joan valerie, walter abel. Like mike hammer and philip marlowe, shayne was a loner. After gumshoe mike shayne is hired by a millionaire to keep his daughter away from. Listen to michael shayne, private detective, collection 1 by black eye entertainment, full cast for free with a 30 day free trial. He crammed them all in a three year contract period. 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. With richard denning, herbert rudley, jerry paris, patricia donahue. The character was created by davis dresser pseudonym brett halliday and debuted in the novel dividend on death in 1939. Shayne is an amazing and dashing detective, who has the assignments to carry out. The complete prc michael shayne mystery collection classicflix silver series.
Private detective full movie in hd visit movie 121992 millionaire sportsman hiram brighton hires gumshoe mi. We offer 3 different ways for you to listen to our old time radio shows so that no matter what device you are using pc, laptop, android phone, iphone, ipad, kindle, tablet, etc. The first good point is lloyd nolan who played shayne in seven films for twentieth century fox. The seven lloyd nolan movies were produced by twentieth century foxs b movie division the fox series ended in 1942, but four years later it was revived by prc producers releasing corporation for a series of five films with hugh beaumont. It was based, in part, on the shayne novel bodies are where you find them. Michael shayne, private detective 1940 full movie youtube. Shayne is a handsome detective, married to phyllis shayne. 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. Classics movies michael shayne private detective 1940. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Michael shayne, private detective is a 1940 american mystery film directed by eugene forde. 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.
Hugh beaumont, cheryl walker, paul bryar, ralph dunn. After buying the hugh beaumont films, you will need the lloyd nolan films to complete your twelve film michael shayne collection. In 1939, miamibased private detective michael shayne was first published in. Michael shayne, private detective is a 1940 american mystery film directed by eugene forde and starring lloyd nolan, marjorie weaver and joan valerie. Mike settled in miami just after wwii, making crime pay by fighting it with a license and an attitude. Download or stream michael shayne, private detective, collection 1 by black eye entertainment. Michael shayne, private detective was the first of the mike shayne stories to go onto celluloid and it has both good and bad points. Michael shayne is a private detective who solves crimes in miami, florida. 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. It was the first in a series of michael shayne films starring nolan. Private detective movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section.
It is based on brett hallidays novel the private practice of michael shayne. While the films have a light comedic touch to them, each is also influenced by its source material and so each feels a little different. If youve never seen these movies before dont go into them expecting the maltese falcon. Michael shayne, the reckless, redheaded irishman was a popular hardboiled detective created by crime novelist brett halliday. Aug 20, 2015 classics movies michael shayne private detective 1940 lloyd nolan, mar. There were several michael shayne movies starring lloyd nolan for twentieth century fox, and hugh beaumont for the lowbudget producers releasing corporation. Michael mike shayne is a fictional private detective character created during the late 1930s. Michael shayne this popular, fictional irishamerican private detective was another of the popular pulp detectives in the 1940s. This is an old post, but i only just saw the movie. 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. Private detective full movie in hd visit movie 121992 millionaire sportsman hiram brighton hires gumshoe. He is the detective, not because of professional interest, but personal interest. 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.
Download michael shayne, private detective, collection 1. Michael shayne is a fictional private detective character created during the late 1930s by writer brett halliday. It does not have almost any other noir element than a. Mutual did it again in 1948, titled the new adventures of michael shayne, starring the hunky movie star jeff chandler. Michael shayne was a one season series about a miami private detective starring richard denning, best known for his role as governor paul jameson on the original long running series hawaii fiveo. Michael shayne, private detective was the first of seven shayne movies starring lloyd nolan. Private detective 1940 movie free online in highest quality ready for streaming on android, iphone, ipad devices. This is not suppossed to be a noir, it is a detective story. The backstory on mike is that he was happily married, but suddenly his wife is tragically murdered. 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 complete prc michael shayne mystery collection classicflix silver. 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.
A private eye lloyd nolan follows a racing officials gambling debutante daughter marjorie weaver into danger. The first film is from the novel the private practice of michael shayne, wherein irish private eye shayne nolan is hired by millionaire. Unfortunately we are still waiting for fox home video to complete the series on dvd. Listen to michael shayne, private detective, collection 1. The series took its lead in many ways from the nolan movies with a lighter touch. Michael shayne private detective online using any of the 3 radio players below. 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. Wisecracking private eye michael shayne was featured in 69 novels published between 1939 and 1977. 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. Michael shayne, private detective collection stock no. In 1948 mutual radio debuted the new adventures of michael shayne starring movie star. Michael shayne, private detective, collection 1twelve. Michael shayne, private detective, collection 1twelve original radio broadcasts otr on mp3 cd by. The 1940 film michael shayne, private detective was the first in a series of 6 films.
Michael shayne, private detective 1940 rotten tomatoes. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. In the fall of 1946, the show went national for a year. It officially had the shayne character in oakland rather than miami. 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. Michael shayne, private detective, collection 1 audiobook. Lloyd nolan plays the lead character tongue in cheek throughout both movies and in my opinion it doesnt work. 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. 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. Fictional private detective michael shayne was created by writer brett halliday in the late 1930s, and was featured in 12 films, a radio series, and a 32episode nbc television series.
For a collection of obscure films, this box set has all the trimmings, with three. Just off broadway michael shayne, a private detective serving jury duty on a murder trial, suddenly becomes embroiled in the case when a. 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. The michael shayne, private detective collection vol. Michael mike shayne is a fictional private detective character created during the late 1930s by writer brett halliday, a pseudonym of davis dresser. Michael shayne, private detective 1940 eugene forde. Michael shayne the great detectives of old time radio.
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