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Sleepers West (1941)

 -  Crime | Drama  -  14 March 1941 (USA)
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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.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
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Lynn Bari ...
Kay Bentley
Mary Beth Hughes ...
Helen Carlson
Louis Jean Heydt ...
Everett Jason
Edward Brophy ...
George Trautwein
Don Costello ...
Carl Izzard
Ben Carter ...
Leander Jones - Porter
Donald Douglas ...
Tom Linscott
Oscar O'Shea ...
Engineer McGowan
Harry Hayden ...
Conductor Lyons
Hamilton MacFadden ...
Conductor Meyers
Ferike Boros ...
Farm Lady
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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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Crime | Drama

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14 March 1941 (USA)  »

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Sleepers East  »

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Goofs

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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Follows Michael Shayne: Private Detective (1940) See more »

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good Michael Shayne
12 March 2013 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

"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.


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