A detective on jury duty who can't stop detecting? Chaos, obviously.
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!
Acting
Lloyd Nolan's wink-heavy charm carries the whole thing.
Writing
Dialogue crackles like a radio play with better lighting.
Production
Fox's B-unit magic: cheap, fast, weirdly cozy.
Director
Herbert I. Leeds
Lloyd Nolan
Michael Shayne
Marjorie Weaver
Judy Taylor
Phil Silvers
Roy Higgins
Janis Carter
Lillian Hubbard
Richard Derr
John Logan, Defense Attorney
Joan Valerie
Rita Darling
Don Costello
George Dolphin
Chester Clute
Sperty, Juror-Roommate
Francis Pierlot
Sidney Arno, Jeweler
Grant Richards
District Attorney John F. McGonagle
George M. Carleton
Judge Robert Walters
Alexander Lockwood
Count Edmond Telmachio
Mae Marsh
Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the sixth Shayne film in two years—Fox cranked out seven total with Lloyd Nolan before rebooting with Hugh Beaumont. Studio contract obligations were wild.
The sequestered jury premise was topical satire—high-profile trials were dominating headlines, and audiences loved watching institutional process get mocked by a handsome rule-breaker.
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