Murder Is My Business (1946)
Murder Is My Business (1946)
TWO DAZZLING DARLINGS SLUG IT OUT... and MIKE'S caught in the middle again!
Michael Shayne is a private detective who is disliked greatly by Pete Rafferty, local chief of police detectives. Rafferty notifies the newspaper press that he is going to close Shayne's agency, just as Michael is about to be hired by the wealthy Eleanor Ramsey, who is being blackmailed. She is the stepmother of what she considers to be two grown-up brats, Dorothy and Ernest, and she considers their father to be of little value to the world himself. They all conspire to get their hands on her money, even to the extent of attempting to hire Shayne to frame an insurance robbery. Mrs. Ramsey is murdered, and Rafferty is trying to pin the killing on Shayne, despite the fact that suspicion points to Buell Renslow, brother of the slain woman. Shayne's secretary, the fetching Phyllis Hamilton, decides to do a little detective work to help her boss.

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Cast

Hugh Beaumont Hugh Beaumont As: Michael Shayne
Cheryl Walker Cheryl Walker As: Phyllis Hamilton
Lyle Talbot Lyle Talbot As: Buell Renslow
George Meeker George Meeker As: Carl Meldrum
Pierre Watkin Pierre Watkin As: Arnold Ramsey
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Storyline

Michael Shayne is a private detective who is disliked greatly by Pete Rafferty, local chief of police detectives. Rafferty notifies the newspaper press that he is going to close Shayne's agency, just as Michael is about to be hired by the wealthy Eleanor Ramsey, who is being blackmailed. She is the stepmother of what she considers to be two grown-up brats, Dorothy and Ernest, and she considers their father to be of little value to the world himself. They all conspire to get their hands on her money, even to the extent of attempting to hire Shayne to frame an insurance robbery. Mrs. Ramsey is murdered, and Rafferty is trying to pin the killing on Shayne, despite the fact that suspicion points to Buell Renslow, brother of the slain woman. Shayne's secretary, the fetching Phyllis Hamilton, decides to do a little detective work to help her boss.


Tagline: TWO DAZZLING DARLINGS SLUG IT OUT... and MIKE'S caught in the middle again!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Crime, Mystery, Action

Language: English

Release Date: 07 March 1946

Country: US

Runtime: 64m

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Company Credits

Company: Sigmund Neufeld Productions

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Cast

Hugh Beaumont

Hugh Beaumont

Michael Shayne

Cheryl Walker

Cheryl Walker

Phyllis Hamilton

Lyle Talbot

Lyle Talbot

Buell Renslow

George Meeker

George Meeker

Carl Meldrum

Pierre Watkin

Pierre Watkin

Arnold Ramsey

Richard Keene

Richard Keene

Tim Rourke

David Reed

David Reed

Ernest Ramsey

Carol Andrews

Carol Andrews

Mona Tabor

Julia McMillan

Julia McMillan

Dorothy Ramsey

Helene Heigh

Helene Heigh

Eleanor Ramsey

Ralph Dunn

Ralph Dunn

Pete Rafferty

Parker Garvie

Parker Garvie

Joe Darnell

Virginia Christine

Virginia Christine

Dora Darnell

Donald Kerr

Donald Kerr

Taxi Driver

Jack Chefe

Jack Chefe

Headwaiter

Broderick O'Farrell

Broderick O'Farrell

Archibald

Directed By

Stanley Neufeld

Stanley Neufeld

Assistant Director

Sam Newfield

Sam Newfield

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Sigmund Neufeld

Sigmund Neufeld

Producer

Bert Sternbach

Bert Sternbach

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Bud Westmore

Bud Westmore

Makeup Designer

Sound

Leo Erdody

Leo Erdody

Original Music Composer

Earl Sitar

Earl Sitar

Sound

Leo Erdody

Leo Erdody

Music Director

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Jack Greenhalgh

Jack Greenhalgh

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Edward C. Jewell

Edward C. Jewell

Art Direction

William E. McLane

William E. McLane

Property Master

Other Crew

Ray Mercer

Ray Mercer

Special Effects

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