Murder Is My Business (1946)
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- 1h 4min
- Action, Adventure
- 07 Mar 1946 (USA)
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| Hugh Beaumont | ... |
Michael Shayne
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| Cheryl Walker | ... |
Phyllis Hamilton
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| Lyle Talbot | ... |
Buell Renslow
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| George Meeker | ... |
Carl Meldrum
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| Pierre Watkin | ... |
Arnold Ramsey
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| Richard Keene | ... |
Tim Rourke
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David Reed | ... |
Ernest Ramsey
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| Carol Andrews | ... |
Mona Tabor
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Julia McMillan | ... |
Dorothy Ramsey
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| Helene Heigh | ... |
Mrs. Eleanor Ramsey
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| Ralph Dunn | ... |
Pete Rafferty
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Parker Garvie | ... |
Joe Darnell
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| Virginia Christine | ... |
Dora Darnell
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Donald Kerr | ... |
Taxi Driver
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Jack Chefe | ... |
Headwaiter (uncredited)
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Jack Collins | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Jack J. Ford | ... |
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
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Robert Locke Lorraine | ... |
Club Patron (uncredited)
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| Broderick O'Farrell | ... |
Archibold - the Butler (uncredited)
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| Bert Stevens | ... |
Club Patron (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Sam Newfield | ||
Written by
| Brett Halliday | ... | (novel "The Uncomplaining Corpse") |
| Fred Myton | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Sigmund Neufeld | ... | producer |
Music by
| Leo Erdody | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Jack Greenhalgh | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Holbrook N. Todd | ||
Art Direction by
| Edward C. Jewell | ||
Makeup Department
| Bud Westmore | ... | director of makeup |
Production Management
| Bert Sternbach | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Stanley Neufeld | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| William E. McLane | ... | master of properties |
| Harry Reif | ... | set director (as Elias H. Reif) |
Sound Department
| Earl Sitar | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Ray Mercer | ... | special effects |
Music Department
| Leo Erdody | ... | musical director |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC) (1946) (United States) (theatrical)
- Pathé Pictures Ltd. (1947) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Madison Pictures (1949) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Madison Pictures (1949) (United States) (tv)
- Films Around the World (I) (1985) (World-wide)
- Classic Flix (2019) (United States) (DVD) (restored version)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 Ernst, 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.
Written by Les Adams |
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| Taglines | This You Gotta See! YOUR FAVORITE DETECTIVE...unravels the most terrifying mystery of his career! (ORIGINAL POSTER) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The earliest documented telecast of this film in New York City occurred Friday 11 February 1949 on the Film Theater of the Air on WCBS (Channel 2); it first aired in Chicago Sunday 30 April 1950 on Studebaker Theatre on WNBQ (Channel 5), and in Los Angeles Monday 19 June 1950 on KTLA (Channel 5). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Followed by Larceny in Her Heart (1946). See more » |
| Quotes |
Tim Rourke, Reporter:
You be a nice girl and have a good time. Phyllis Hamilton: Why don't you make up your mind? See more » |