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A detective's wedding is postponed when gunshots are heard nearby.
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Directed by Eugene Forde
Lloyd NolanMichael Shayne
Mary Beth HughesJoanne La Marre
Sheila RyanConnie Earle
William DemarestInspector Pierson
Ben CarterSam
Virginia BrissacLynne Evans
Erwin KalserOtto Kuhn
Henry DaniellJulian Davis
Dick RichAl -Police Detective
Milton ParsonsMax Allaron
Charles ArntHal Brennon
Charles TrowbridgeDavid EarleImages · 4
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CinemaSerfJun 5, 2025
Lloyd Nolan was quite good as the slightly acerbic detective “Shayne” and this one moves along amiably for an hour or so as he has to investigate a very am-dram version of “The Phantom of the Opera”. All of this isn’t impressing “Joanne” (Mary Beth Hughes) who just wanted to get him, replete in his brand new suit, away for long enough to get themselves married. These theatrical types prove ripe for his investigation not least arch-ham “Julian” (Henry Daniell) and the deaf-as-… Read more
a-post porter “Carlo” (Erwin Kalser) who work together with the hapless but entertaining cop “Pierson” (William Demarest) who possibly couldn’t find his own teeth in his own mouth as our quick-witted sleuth lays a cunning trap to ensnare the murderous felon - complete with a secret passage! There are a few red herrings here to keep it intriguing and the story doesn’t quite follow the line I was expecting. Essentially this is a vehicle for the on-form Nolan to deliver an amiable crime drama very much in the vein of you scratch my back and I’ll scratch it too. You might spot the long-suffering comic foil to “Charlie Chan” - Montand Moreland in here, too, as it sails along effortlessly.