Since then, ive watched videos of much of his work, and hes totally believable no matter what kind of character hes playing. Lloyd nolan, marjorie weaver, phil silvers, janis carter director. Onesmedia michael shayne films collection michaelshayne 7 dvdr 7 movies michael mike shayne is a fictional private detective character created during the late 1930s by writer brett halliday. It is based on brett hallidays novel the private practice of michael shayne. The 1940 film michael shayne, private detective was the first in a series of 6 films.
Lloyd nolan starred as shayne through 1942, until the series was dropped by twentieth century fox and picked up by prc. Michael shayne, private detective is a 1940 american mystery film directed by eugene forde and starring lloyd nolan, marjorie weaver and joan valerie. 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. All of these films were originally produced long before the advent of high definition tv, therefore they are best viewed on. 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. The following episodes star wally maher as micheal shayne, cathy lewis as phyllis knight and joe forte as lieutenant farraday. Glad i came across this one, very enjoyable, a smart witted and comical detective who is out to solve any crime. 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. This is one of the very few mike shayne movies that was actually based on a mike.
Michael shayne private detective 1940, is an unexpected charmer. It was the first in a series of michael shayne films starring nolan. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1940 movies 1940. Private detective online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. Hard to believe, but in the 1940s, author brett halliday outsold both raymond chandler and dashiell hammett as a writer of detective fiction. Mike settled in miami just after wwii, making crime pay by fighting it with a license and an attitude.
The falcon takes over 1942, rko based on farewell, my lovely by raymond chandler, and characters created by michael arlen adapted by lynn root and frank fenton directed by irving reis starring george sanders as gay lawrence, the falcon time to kill 1942, 20th century fox based on characters created by brett halliday and the high window by raymond chandler. The series started with likable lloyd nolan in the title role. The novel was called bodies are where you find them 1941. In the fall of 1946, the show went national for a year.
The plot of this book was used as one of the major inspirations for the first shayne movie starring lloyd nolan, michael shayne, private detective, and the movie and book track pretty well. Our hero manages to expose the real murderer with the assistance of phyllis maiden aunt olivia elizabeth patterson, an eccentric mysterynovel enthusiast. Lloyd nolan starred as shayne until the series was dropped by twentieth century fox. Private detective is a breezy, convoluted b movie mystery, the first in the series of seven lowbudget features based around pulp novel private detective michael shayne. The evidence with your nerve, id hate to have a tooth pulled. Michael shayne, private detective audiobook by michael. 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. Michael shayne, the reckless, redheaded irishman was a popular hardboiled detective created by crime novelist brett halliday. 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 investigatore privato film completo 1940 thriller. Mutual did it again in 1948, titled the new adventures of michael shayne, starring the hunky movie star jeff chandler. The adventures of michael shayne classic mystery radio. Lloyd nolan plays the gumshoe in all the films, the kind of wisecracking, perennially unruffled noir hero who provided the template for many a later bogart role. Michael shayne the great detectives of old time radio.
In private detective, a gag backfires when an attempt to scare a gambling heiress. Forde on allmovie although michael shayne, private detective has a. Created by brett halliday, michael shayne appeared in 31 books between the 1940s and 70s. Very enjoyable mystery comedy,the cast is a pleasure to watch. Aug 20, 2015 classics movies michael shayne private detective 1940 lloyd nolan, mar. Millionaire sportsman hiram brighton hires gumshoe michael shayne to keep his spoiled daughter phyllis away from racetrack betting windows and roulette wheels. Private detective michael shayne lloyd nolan is serving on the jury trying lillian hubbard janis carter for the murder of harley forsythe. Full movie online free hd in the shadows of the night dudley wolff, his secretary alfred dunning, and his. At that point, hugh beaumont took over the role in five films released in 1946.
The result is a michael shayne who manages to be comical but not foolish, and tough without being abrasive. You can purchase michael shayne radio shows from radio classics. He is the detective, not because of professional interest, but personal interest. The high batting average of 20th centuryfoxs michael shayne detective series remained intact with blue, white and perfect. Part of a long series of michael shayne mysteries, 1941s dressed to kill follows the good detective as hes forced to miss his own wedding to take on a case. Michael shayne is a fictional private detective which came alive in the year 1930s and was the creation of brett halliday. Dressed to kill 1941 there are several movies by this name, and this is one of the lesser of them, a comic detective yarn with an improbable murder and some fun settings.
An expert blend of comedy and suspense, michael shayne, private detective based on hallidays novel dividend for death bode well for the brief shayne series that followed. This is just one of 4 movies in a michael shayne collection. Hes got some odd habits, from twirling his keychain to singing the odd irish ditty. The first film is from the novel the private practice of michael shayne, wherein irish private eye shayne nolan is hired by millionaire hiram brighton kolb to keep his compulsive. Possibly the most popular private eye in america, michael shayne starred in pulp magazines and dime store detective novels for close to half a century. The complete prc michael shayne mystery collection dvd.
Key to its successbecause it isnt half badis the leading man, lloyd nolan, who has an ease and likability that makes his scenes fun to watch. Based on the novel dividend on death, by brett halliday. Shayne undertakes to keep her safe but quickly finds himself mixed up in a murder. Shayne had a voluptuous blond secretary named lucy hamilton patricia donahue. Michael shayne dvdr 1960 television on alpha video. Lloyd nolan, marjorie weaver, walter abel, elizabeth patterson, donald macbride, douglas dumbrille. Lloyd nolans mike shayne differs from the detective featured in the novels, but hes one of the best things about the film. Michael shayne, private detective return to huxley november 5, 1946 by a room with a view. 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.
Michael shayne this popular, fictional irishamerican private detective was another of the popular pulp detectives in the 1940s. Having prevented his sweetheart merle garland mary beth hughes from marrying a bigamous fortunehunter ivan lebedeff, mike shayne lloyd nolan offers to marry. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of michael shayne, private detective with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Michael shayne, private detective volume 1 28 radio shows. The character appeared in a series of seven films starring lloyd nolan for twentieth century fox, four films from the lowbudget producers releasing corporation with hugh beaumont, a. It was so refreshing to see lloyd as a young man and playing such a lighthearted character. On film, he was played by lloyd nolan in a series of seven features for 20th century fox, and then by hugh beaumont in five lowerbudget movies. 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. Plus featurettes packaging designed by michael shayne and artist robert mcginnis. Lloyd nolan starred as shayne until the series was dropped by twentieth. 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. See more ideas about pulp fiction, robert mcginnis and pulp fiction art.
The feel of michael shayne over the years most noticeably evolved over radio. Sep 15, 2018 corny, ridicuous and dumb, this bgumshoe comedy is entirely watchable thanks to a great performance by veteran tv actor lloyd nolan as michael shayne, the detective who will lie, cheat, steal and tell incredibly bad jokes in order to solve the case. Michael shayne private detective private detective. Shayne is a handsome detective, married to phyllis shayne.
Michael shayne, private detective volume 1 28 radio shows 14 audio cd total playtime. Michael shayne, private detective cast and crew tv guide. Michael shayne, private detective 1941 a private eye lloyd nolan follows a racing officials gambling debutante daughter marjorie weaver into danger. Michael shayne, private detective 1940 rotten tomatoes. Private detective is an excellent film as far as the chemistry of the characters goes. Judge thurman shot 19470114 the rest of the episodes star jeff chandler as michael shayne, series syndicated by don w sharp and directed by bill rousseau.
I love lloyd nolan as private detective michael shayne. 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. It is based on brett halliday s novel the private practice of michael shayne. All of these films were originally produced long before the advent of high definition tv, therefore they are best viewed on a small screen. Michael shayne, private detective 1940 eugene forde. Hes as hardboiled as they come and if you dont think. Mar 22, 2007 i have nothing against lloyd nolan but hes not my idea of somebody i wanna sit and look at for an hour. After phyllis slips away and continues her compulsive gambling, shayne fakes the murder of her gambler boyfriend, who is. Be sure to check out the rest of the contributions for plenty of mystery and fun. A mystery film is a genre of film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. Plot summary a wino comes to mike shayne with a story about two thugs beating an abducting a man who was standing. The new york times on michael shayne takes over omnibus edition of first four novels, october 11, 1942. 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. Like mike hammer and philip marlowe, shayne was a loner.
Michael shayne investigatore privato 1940 mymovies. Public domain television retrotv vault michael shayne tv. That novel was turned into a dell comic book at the time of the tv series. 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. Michael shayne the heiress 1961 detective tv series by nostalgia classic tv. Old time radio programs, detective series, michael shayne. Lloyd nolan starred as shayne in seven of the films until the series was dropped by twentieth century fox. As michael shayne, private detective 1940 opens, the furniture from his office is being repossessed. I saw michael shayne, private detective at a pals house the other day, and it didnt do much for me, to be honest. 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.
There were several michael shayne movies starring lloyd nolan for twentieth century fox, and hugh beaumont for the lowbudget producers releasing corporation. Classics movies michael shayne private detective 1940 lloyd. The private practice of michael shayne the mike shayne. Feb 25, 2008 michael shayne, a private detective serving jury duty on a murder trial, suddenly becomes embroiled in the case when a witness is killed in the middle of the courtroom. And with that you get a lot of clever remarks, more humor then suspense, really, which was a familiar theme as far as mystery films of that time goes. Michael shayne is a fictional private detective character created during the late 1930s by writer brett halliday. Shayne is an amazing and dashing detective, who has the assignments to carry out. 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. Shane blacks movie kiss kiss bang bang 2005, where val kilmer plays a gay private detective, was based on a michael shayne novel by brett halliday. Michael shayne, private detective 1941 movie moviefone. Then i got a dvd of some of his michael shayne movies and was blown away by the first one, michael shayne. Michael shayne, private detective 1940 full movie by nostalgic art studio. The adventures of michael shayne, private detective was the radio iteration of a successful franchise that began in the 30s with a series of books and eventually included movies, magazines and a tv show. Lloyd nolan marjorie weaver walter abel 1941 a private eye lloyd nolan follows a racing officials gambling debutante.
Mar 16, 2014 this post was written for movies silentlys sleuthathon. A private eye lloyd nolan follows a racing officials gambling debutante daughter marjorie weaver into danger millionaire sportsman hiram brighton hires gumshoe michael shayne to keep his spoiled daughter phyllis away from racetrack betting windows and roulette wheels. Private detective movie posters,high res movie posters image for michael shayne. Wurtzel written by brett halliday novel stanley rauh. A location number of 111 indicates i have the show in my collection, but they havent yet been assigned a location number. In each film, shayne manages to get himself into some screwy scrapes.
The 1940 film michael shayne, private detective was the first in a series of twelve movies. This very welcome box set turns up the heat on one of detective films cold cases. 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. North who was perfect casting for the red headed, irish private detective, who had a taste for cognac, brawls and broads. Michael shayne, private detective 1940 full movie youtube. Possibly the most popular fictional private eye of all time, michael shayne starred in pulp magazines and dime store detective novels for close to half a century. Cases of michael shayne, a detective based in miami beach. Michael shayne investigatore film 1940 coming soon. The character was created by davis dresser pseudonym brett halliday and debuted in the novel dividend on death in 1939.
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. Hallidays wisecracking private eye michael shayne was featured in 77 novels published between 1939 and 1977 50. Starring wally maher and later jeff chandler pictured as the reckless redheaded irishman, the episodes were cleverly plotted with highquality scripts and characterizations. Brett halliday wrote a series of books with michael shayne as the lead character where as chandlers was philip marlowe. Mar 16, 2007 all four of them star lloyd nolan, whom youd never go too far wrong by casting him as a semidownonhis heels private eye, but as vince says, the perfect fellow would have been ken tobey. Start streaming a complimentary selection of shows and movies while you wait for your xfinity tv service to be installed. Michael shayne, private detective, released almost exactly seventysix years ago, is the first in a series of twelve films. The michael shayne, private detective collection vol. Michael shayne 196061 onehour miami detective series starring richard denning mr. Con lloyd nolan, walter abel, marjorie weaver titolo originale michael shayne private detective. Time to kill was written by clarence upson young, based on raymond chandlers novel the high window. Michael shayne private detective online using any of the 3 radio players below.
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