IMDb
6.6 /10
710 votes


Comedy · Mystery · 1940 · 1h 17min
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.
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20th Century FoxAvailable in United States (data from JustWatch via TMDB · click → opens in provider)
1941 Michael Shayne Private Detective
IMDb
6.6 /10
710 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
75 /100
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Metacritic took the day off
TMDB
6.6 /10
12 votes
Letterboxd
6.5 /10
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Weighted average
6.8/10