Michael Shayne, Private Detective

1940 film by Eugene Forde
Movie film Q20649668
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Michael Shayne, Private Detective

Summary

Michael Shayne, Private Detective is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Michael Shayne, Private Detective's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Michael Shayne, Private Detective's director is recorded as Eugene Forde[4].
  • Michael Shayne, Private Detective's composer is recorded as Cyril J. Mockridge[5].
  • Michael Shayne, Private Detective's genre is recorded as mystery film[6].
  • Michael Shayne, Private Detective's genre is recorded as crime film[7].
  • Michael Shayne, Private Detective's genre is recorded as comedy film[8].
  • Michael Shayne, Private Detective's cast member is recorded as Lloyd Nolan[9].
  • Michael Shayne, Private Detective's cast member is recorded as Marjorie Weaver[10].
  • Michael Shayne, Private Detective's cast member is recorded as Walter Abel[11].
  • Michael Shayne, Private Detective's cast member is recorded as Elizabeth Patterson[12].
  • Michael Shayne, Private Detective's cast member is recorded as Donald MacBride[13].
  • Michael Shayne, Private Detective's cast member is recorded as Douglass Dumbrille[14].
  • Michael Shayne, Private Detective's cast member is recorded as Clarence Kolb[15].
  • Michael Shayne, Private Detective's cast member is recorded as George Meeker[16].
  • Michael Shayne, Private Detective's cast member is recorded as Frank Orth[17].
  • Michael Shayne, Private Detective's cast member is recorded as Irving Bacon[18].
  • Michael Shayne, Private Detective's cast member is recorded as Jimmy Aubrey[19].
  • Michael Shayne, Private Detective's cast member is recorded as Don Brodie[20].
  • Michael Shayne, Private Detective's cast member is recorded as Fern Emmett[21].
  • Michael Shayne, Private Detective's cast member is recorded as Bess Flowers[22].
  • Michael Shayne, Private Detective's cast member is recorded as Harold Goodwin[23].
  • Michael Shayne, Private Detective's cast member is recorded as Hamilton MacFadden[24].
  • Michael Shayne, Private Detective's cast member is recorded as Edmund Mortimer[25].
  • Michael Shayne, Private Detective's cast member is recorded as James Pierce[26].
  • Michael Shayne, Private Detective's producer is recorded as Sol M. Wurtzel[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Michael Shayne, Private Detective's producer is recorded as Sol M. Wurtzel[27]. Its director is recorded as Eugene Forde[4]. Cast members include Lloyd Nolan[9], Marjorie Weaver[10], Walter Abel[11], Elizabeth Patterson[12], Donald MacBride[13], and Douglass Dumbrille[14].

Publication

Michael Shayne, Private Detective's publication date is recorded as +1940-00-00T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[29]. Genres include mystery film[6], crime film[7], and comedy film[8].

Why It Matters

Michael Shayne, Private Detective ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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