Michael Shayne mysteries. Volume 1 / 20th Century Fox.
Michael Shayne, private detective: Wisecracking Shayne needs cash-- and soon. But when he accepts a job to keep tabs on an errant heiress and her boyfriend turns up without a pulse, Shayne finds himself in more trouble than ever. The man who wouldn't die: Shayne is thrust into a confounding mystery...
| Uniform Title: | Cinema classics collection.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Language: | English French Spanish |
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English |
| Language and/or Writing System: |
English language, subtitled in English, Spanish or French; closed-captioned. |
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Beverly Hills, Calif. :
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
[2007]
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| Series: | Cinema classics collection.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (291 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
Michael Shayne, private detective: Wisecracking Shayne needs cash-- and soon. But when he accepts a job to keep tabs on an errant heiress and her boyfriend turns up without a pulse, Shayne finds himself in more trouble than ever.
The man who wouldn't die: Shayne is thrust into a confounding mystery filled with shocking twists when he poses as the fiancé of a gorgeous woman to investigate an attempt on her life-- only to discover that his prime suspect is a man with an airtight alibi: he was already dead and buried.
Sleepers west: A diligent female reporter hounds Detective Shayne's every move, even as he attempts to escort another woman, an imperiled murder witness, by train to San Francisco.
Blue, white and perfect: Detective Michael Shayne faces marriage, diamond thieves, a former girlfriend and a German spy. |
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| Note: | Title from container. Michael Shayne, private detective based on a novel by Brett Halliday. The man who wouldn't die based on a novel by Clayton Rawson and the character created by Brett Halliday. Sleepers west based on a novel by Frederick Nebel and the character created by Brett Halliday. Blue, white and perfect based on the story by Borden Chase and the character created by Brett Halliday. Michael Shayne, private detective originally released as a motion picture in 1941 ; The man who wouldn't die originally released as a motion picture in 1942 ; Sleepers west originally released as a motion picture in 1941 ; Blue, white and perfect originally released as a motion picture in 1942. Special features: [Disc 1]: Michael Shayne, private detective: "The detective who never dies" featurette; restoration comparison; The man who wouldn't die: "The art of Robert McGinnis: Mike Shayne and beyond" featurette; Robert McGinnis gallery; restoration comparison ; [Disc 2]: Sleepers west: Follow that lead!: an interactive trivia guide; restoration comparison; Blue, white and perfect: "Nabbing crooks the Mike Shayne way" featurette; restoration comparison. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CP4 D0077500 VideoDVD |
| Audience: |
Not rated. |
| System Details: | DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital mono., double sided, single layer, NTSC. |
| Cast: |
Michael Shayne, private detective: Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver, Joan Valerie, Walter Abel, Elizabeth Patterson, Donald MacBride, Douglas Dumbrille.
The man who wouldn't die: Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver, Helene Reynolds, Henry Wilcoxon, Richard Derr.
Sleepers west: Lloyd Nolan, Lynn Bari, Mary Beth Hughes, Louis Jean Heyot, Edward Brophy, Don Costello, Ben Carter.
Blue, white and perfect: Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes, Helene Reynolds, George Reeves, Steve Geray, Henry Victor, Curt Bois. |