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Just Off Broadway
Just Off Broadway

Just Off Broadway

That slick sleuth...Mike Shayne...is at it again

Genres

CrimeMysteryComedy

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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!

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

65 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

28 August 1942

Country

United States of America

Cast

Lloyd Nolan

Lloyd Nolan

Michael Shayne

Marjorie Weaver

Marjorie Weaver

Judy Taylor

Phil Silvers

Phil Silvers

Roy Higgins

Janis Carter

Janis Carter

Lillian Hubbard

Richard Derr

Richard Derr

John Logan, Defense Attorney

Joan Valerie

Joan Valerie

Rita Darling

Don Costello

Don Costello

George Dolphin

Chester Clute

Chester Clute

Sperty, Juror-Roommate

Francis Pierlot

Francis Pierlot

Sidney Arno, Jeweler

Grant Richards

Grant Richards

District Attorney John F. McGonagle

George M. Carleton

George M. Carleton

Judge Robert Walters

Alexander Lockwood

Alexander Lockwood

Count Edmond Telmachio

Mae Marsh

Mae Marsh

Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

Frank McLure

Frank McLure

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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