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Sleepers West (1941)Mike Shayne tries to distinguish criminals from red herrings as he escorts a surprise witness via rail to a high profile trial in San Francisco. Director:Eugene Forde |
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Kay Bentley
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Mary Beth Hughes | ... |
Helen Carlson
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Everett Jason
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Edward Brophy | ... |
George Trautwein
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Carl Izzard
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Leander Jones - Porter
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Tom Linscott
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Engineer McGowan
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Conductor Lyons
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Conductor Meyers
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Detective Shayne is on a train headed for San Francisco with a surprise witness (Hughes) whom many on board would like to keep from testifying at a murder trial. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
14 March 1941 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Sleepers East See more »Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Traindriver McGowan: And an extra pair of pants for you, squirt!
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When the trainman receives the telegram via the train order hoop, he keeps the hoop on board. In actual railroad practice, he would have extracted the paper and dropped the hoop to the ground so that the operator could recover it for future re-use. See more »Quotes
Brakeman: [alarmed at the speed the train is traveling] If you keep this up, you'll be getting more than a watch! They'll be fittin' you for a wooden suit!Traindriver McGowan: And an extra pair of pants for you, squirt!
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"Sleepers West" is a very enjoyable Michael Shayne mystery from 1941. Lloyd Nolan is Shayne, of course, and Mary Beth Hughes is the surprise witness he's trying to get to court before anyone can get at her.
He doesn't have a tremendous amount of luck there, as he runs into his ex-fiancé, reporter Kay Bentley, at the train station, and she's going to be on the same train. And Helen Carlson, the witness, isn't very cooperative. After being brought on board on a stretcher in a black wig, she rips off the wig and wants a drink.
Neat and fast-moving story with Shayne working to clear a criminal who, for once, is innocent, while other people have their own agenda for wanting him found guilty.
Nice, energetic film with the likable Nolan and wisecracking Lynn Bari.