Sleepers West

1940

Sleepers West

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Movie Info

This second entry in 20th Century-Fox's "Michael Shayne" series was a remake of the 1932 Fox romantic drama Sleepers East. In the original, the detective character was peripheral, but this changed once Michael Shayne (Lloyd Nolan) was written in as the leading character. Dogged by persistent girl reporter Kay Bentley (Lynn Bari), private detective Shayne 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. Thus, Mike has to protect Helen from any and all likely assassins, including hired torpedo Carl Izzard (Don Costello), who manages to inveigle Kay's wishy-washy fiance Tom Linscott (Don Douglas) into his camp. Meanwhile, the incognito Helen strikes up a clandestine relationship with fellow passenger Everett Jason (Louis-Jean Heydt), who is harboring a few secrets of his own. Based on a story by Frederick Nebel (or "Torchy Blaine" fame), Sleepers West is full of chock-full of fascinating characterizations and startling little surprises, and is considered by many to be the best of Fox's "Michael Shayne" installments.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Directed By:

Eugene Forde
Written By:

Lou Breslow, Stanley Rauh
In Theaters:

Mar 14, 1940 wide
Runtime:

74 minutes
Studio:

20th Century Fox

Cast

Lloyd Nolan
as Michael Shayne

Lynn Bari
as Kay Bentley

Mary Beth Hughes
as Helen Carlson

Don Costello
as Carl Izzard

Louis Jean Heydt
as Everett Jason

Edward S. Brophy
as George Trautwein

Ben Carter
as Pullman Porter

Don Douglas
as Tom Linscott

Oscar O'Shea
as McGowan

Harry Hayden
as Conductor Lyons

Hamilton MacFadden
as Meyers

Ferike Boros
as Old Lady

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Mar 30, 2014

Not as good as the first in the series "Dressed to Kill" but still amiable, Lloyd Nolan in the lead helps a great deal.

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