Sleepers West
| Sleepers West | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Eugene Forde |
| Produced by | Sol M. Wurtzel |
| Written by | Brett Halliday |
| Screenplay by |
Lou Breslow Stanley Rauh |
| Based on |
Sleeper's East 1933 novel by Frederick Nebel |
| Starring |
Lloyd Nolan Lynn Bari Mary Beth Hughes |
| Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge |
| Cinematography | J. Peverell Marley |
| Edited by | Fred Allen |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox |
Release dates | March 14, 1941 |
Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Sleepers West is a 1941 drama film directed by Eugene Forde, starring Lloyd Nolan and Lynn Bari.
This second entry in 20th Century-Fox's Michael Shayne series was a remake of the 1932 Fox romantic drama Sleepers East from the novel Sleepers East (1933) by Frederick Nebel. The film Michael Shayne - Private Detective (1940) was the first in a series of 12 films. Lloyd Nolan starred as Shayne until the series was dropped by Twentieth Century-Fox and picked up by PRC. In the PRC series, Hugh Beaumont played Shayne.[1][2]
Plot summary
Shadowed by persistent girl reporter Kay Bentley (Lynn Bari), private detective Michael Shayne (Lloyd Nolan) tries his best to secretly escort murder-trial witness Helen Carlson (Mary Beth Hughes) by train from Denver to San Francisco.
Helen's testimony will free a man falsely accused of murder, which will also effectively destroy the election chances of a machine politician.[3]
Cast
- Lloyd Nolan as Michael Shayne
- Lynn Bari as Kay Bentley
- Mary Beth Hughes as Helen Carlson
- Louis Jean Heydt as Everett Jason
- Edward Brophy as George Trautwein
- Don Costello as Carl Izzard
- Ben Carter as Leander Jones - Porter
- Don Douglas as Tom Linscott
- Oscar O'Shea as Engineer McGowan
- Harry Hayden as Conductor Lyons
- Hamilton MacFadden as Conductor Meyers
- Ferike Boros as Farm Lady
Film notes
The 1940 film Michael Shayne – Private Detective was the first in a series of 12 films. Lloyd Nolan starred as Shayne until the series was dropped by Twentieth Century Fox and picked up by PRC. At that point, Hugh Beaumont, who later went on to play Beaver Cleaver's father Ward on television's Leave It to Beaver, took over the role.
- Twentieth Century Fox films with Lloyd Nolan
- Michael Shayne – Private Detective (1940)
- Sleepers West (1941)
- Dressed to Kill (1941)
- Blue, White and Perfect (1942)
- The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1942)
- Just Off Broadway (1942)
- Time to Kill (1942)
- PRC films with Hugh Beaumont
- Murder Is My Business (1946)
- Larceny in Her Heart (1946)
- Blonde for a Day (1946)
- Three on a Ticket (1946)
- Too Many Winners (1946)
References
External links
- Sleepers West at the Internet Movie Database
- Sleepers West at AllMovie
- Sleepers West at the TCM Movie Database
- Sleepers West at the American Film Institute Catalog