Sleepers West

Mar 14, 1941

1h 14m

★ 6.3

Overview

Private eye Mike Shayne encounters a large amount of trouble while attempting to guard a murder witness.

Genres

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

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Cast

Michael Shayne

Lloyd Nolan

Kay Bentley

Lynn Bari

Helen Carlson

Mary Beth Hughes

Everett Jason

Louis Jean Heydt

George Trautwein

Edward Brophy

Carl Izzard

Don Costello

Lender Jones, a Porter

Ben Carter

Donald Douglas

McGowan, a Engineer

Oscar O'Shea

Harry Hayden

Hamilton MacFadden

Ferike Boros

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5.7

I, the Jury

Apr 22, 1982

Jack Williams was the best friend of Vietnam veteran and detective Mike Hammer. When Jack is murdered, Mike makes it his business to solve the crime. He is helped by his secretary Velda, and partly helped, partly hindered by the Chief of Police, Pat Chambers. On the trail of the killer, Mike discovers government conspiracies, and plots used by the CIA and the Mafia.

6.3

Dressed to Kill

Aug 8, 1941

A detective's wedding is postponed when gunshots are heard nearby.

7.0

Black Magic

Aug 19, 1944

Chinese detective Charlie Chan solves a murder linked to the occult.

6.3

The Maltese Falcon

May 23, 1931

A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the Maltese Falcon.

5.5

Too Many Winners

May 24, 1947

Michael Shayne mystery involving counterfeit tickets at a race track.

5.4

Summertime Killer

Jul 1, 1972

During his childhood, a boy sees four men drown his father; now, the grown young man makes it his business to kill each member of the foursome. His last killing presents him with some challenges, as his victim is only wounded. He kidnaps the man's daughter and goes to a hideout. In the meantime, an ex-cop has been tracking them down.

4.8

To Kill For

Sep 9, 1992

A homicide detective (Michael Madsen) falls for a resort owner (Laura Johnson) suspected of slaying a playboy developer.

5.9

Time to Kill

Dec 24, 1942

Lloyd Nolan is back as detective Michael Shayne who's in search of a stolen coin.

6.0

Larceny in Her Heart

May 20, 1946

In the second of the PRC "Michael Shayne" series,civic crusader Burton Stallings hires private detective Michael Shayne to locate the former's missing step-daughter Helen. Shayne discovers that Stallings himself has had Helen confined in an asylum in order to obtain her money.

4.9

The Mad Bomber

Apr 1, 1973

Los Angeles detectives Minelli and Blake must track down a serial rapist who may know the identity of a mentally disturbed bomber.

6.5

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Dec 19, 1940

Millionaire sportsman Hiram Brighton hires gumshoe Michael Shayne to keep his spoiled daughter Phyllis away from racetrack betting windows and roulette wheels. After Phyllis slips away and continues her compulsive gambling, Shayne fakes the murder of her gambler boyfriend, who is also romancing the daughter of casino owner Benny Gordon, in order to frighten her. When the tout really ends up murdered, Shayne and Phyllis' Aunt Olivia, an avid reader of murder mysteries, both try to find the identity of the killer.

6.4

The Man Who Wouldn't Die

Apr 27, 1942

A man believed to be dead and buried escapes from his grave and returns to the scene of the crime seeking revenge.

5.0

Just Off Broadway

Aug 28, 1942

Private detective Michael Shayne is on the case again, but this time he's stuck on a jury for a murder trial. So, what does he do? Why, he skips out on sequestration in order to solve the case himself!

6.3

Blue, White, and Perfect

Jan 6, 1942

In order to win back his girlfriend, Mike Shayne promises to give up his detective practice and get a job as riveter in an aircraft plant. He quickly finds himself investigating the theft of industrial diamonds from the plant's safe and, utilizing a variety of false identities, traces them first to a dress factory and later to a Hawaii-bound ocean liner. Escaping several attempts on his life, he is able to uncover a Nazi smuggling ring, but the location of the missing diamonds continues to elude him.

6.0

Murder Is My Business

Mar 7, 1946

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.

5.8

Three on a Ticket

Apr 4, 1947

A private detective, who has been shot, stumbles into the office of Michael Shayne (Hugh Beaumont), and dies before Shayne can question him. Shayne finds a baggage ticket in his hand. He claims it and finds the checked-bag contains the loot from a robbery. Now, he has about fifty minutes left of the running time to find the crooks, bring them to justice and return the money to the rightful owners. And needs all of it.

6.3

Contract on Cherry Street

Nov 19, 1977

A policeman devises an unorthodox plan for bringing criminals to justice after his partner is brutally gunned down.

6.0

TekWar: TekLords

Feb 20, 1994

Despite being imprisoned, tek lord Sonny Hokori manages to run his drug empire. A virus, which is not only effective on computer software but also on physical beings, is activated in the global computer network. While Jake Cardigan tries to stop Hokori and his allies, he also has to deal with his former wife's new husband trying to adopt his son.