The read
It runs a compact 1h 14m.
Synopsis
In order to win back his girlfriend, Mike Shayne promises to give up his detective practice and get a job as riveter in an aircraft plant. He quickly finds himself investigating the theft of industrial diamonds from the plant's safe and, utilizing a variety of false identities, traces them first to a dress factory and later to a Hawaii-bound ocean liner. Escaping several attempts on his life, he is able to uncover a Nazi smuggling ring, but the location of the missing diamonds continues to elude him.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Herbert I. LeedsDirector
- Samuel G. EngelScreenplay
- Cyril J. MockridgeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lloyd NolanMichael Shayne
- Mary Beth HughesMerle Garland
- George ReevesJuan Arturo O'Hara
- Helene ReynoldsHelen Shaw
- Steven GerayVanderhoefen
- Henry VictorRudolf Hagerman
- Curt BoisFriedrich Gerber, alias Nappy Dubois
- Marie BlakeEthel
- Emmett VoganCharlie
- Mae MarshMrs. Bertha Toby
- Frank OrthMr. Toby
- Ivan LebedeffAlexis Fournier