Time to Kill (1942)
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Like most of 20th Century-Fox's "Michael Shayne"detective series, Time to Kill was based on a source other than Brett Halliday's Shayne stories. In this case, the inspiration was The High Window, a "Philip Marlowe" mystery novel by Raymond Chandler. Substituting for… More Like most of 20th Century-Fox's "Michael Shayne"detective series, Time to Kill was based on a source other than Brett Halliday's Shayne stories. In this case, the inspiration was The High Window, a "Philip Marlowe" mystery novel by Raymond Chandler. Substituting for Marlowe, of course, is flippant private eye Mike Shayne, again played by Lloyd Nolan. Hired by wealthy Mrs. Murdock (Ethel Gryffies) to retrieve a stolen rare coin, Shayne runs up against a clever gang of counterfeiters. The film's highlight (and ultimate plot resolution) is a murder in a high-rise building, covertly captured on movie film with a telephoto lens. The final entry in Fox's "Shayne" series, Time to Kill was remade in 1947 as The Brasher Doubloon, with George Montgomery as Philip Marlowe. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Herbert I. Leeds
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 24, 1942 Wide
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Cast
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Lloyd Nolan
as Michael Shayne
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Heather Angel
as Merle
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Doris Merrick
as Linda Conquest
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Ralph Byrd
as Louis Venter
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Richard Lane
as Lt. Breeze
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Sheila Bromley
as Lois Morny
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Morris Ankrum
as Alex Morny
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James Seay
as Leslie Murdock
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Ted Hecht
as Phillips
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William Pawley
as Hench
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Lester Sharpe
as Washburn
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Charles Williams
as Dental Assistant
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LeRoy Mason
as Headwaiter
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Phyllis Kennedy
as Ena
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Paul Guilfoyle
as Manager
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Helen Flint
as Marge
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Bruce Wong
as Houseboy
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Ethel Griffies
as Mrs. Murdock
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Sid Saylor
as Postman
