I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

A Major Disappointment

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

SLEEPERS WEST (1941) Lloyd Nolan Nolan (Mike Shayne) is transporting star witness on a train. So much of the movie takes place aboard a train. Comforting train noises all the way along, the clickety-clack of the rails. Quite interesting and lots of unusual twists but* most of them lacking credibility.One thing that bothered me was this thing they have in the 40's about how wily and sneaky women are, even the protagonists. A reporter, Shayne's old flame, lies often even when there was no reason to. And would make a sneaky face that only we, the viewers, could see. Mike Shayne was totally ineffective. His job was to get the witness to trial yet he stuck her in a berth and never stayed with her. Instead he roams around the train, aimlessly, uttering one-word remarks to other characters. Mostly he just stared at his hands or his lap.I like the genre but was very impatient with the plodding pace.And I'm increasingly disappointed with the portrayal of women in that decade being duplistic and deceitful.

"Sleepers West" is a very enjoyable Michael Shayne mystery from 1941. Lloyd Nolan is Shayne, of course, and Mary Beth Hughes is the surprise witness he's trying to get to court before anyone can get at her.He doesn't have a tremendous amount of luck there, as he runs into his ex-fiancé, reporter Kay Bentley, at the train station, and she's going to be on the same train. And Helen Carlson, the witness, isn't very cooperative. After being brought on board on a stretcher in a black wig, she rips off the wig and wants a drink.Neat and fast-moving story with Shayne working to clear a criminal who, for once, is innocent, while other people have their own agenda for wanting him found guilty.Nice, energetic film with the likable Nolan and wisecracking Lynn Bari.

And I mean surprising in two different ways. Firstly, on a plot level: it seems for a long while that the action will take place on a speeding train for the entirety of the movie, until an unexpected event changes the course (no pun intended). Also, there are some people on that train who are not who they seem to be. But if you had trouble following the story in "Michael Shayne, Private Detective", don't worry, it's much easier to do that here. Secondly, it's surprising on a character level: I'm talking specifically about Mary Beth Hughes' and Louis Jean Heydt's characters, who have more depth than you'd expect for a 72-minute B-movie to achieve. Lloyd Nolan is even more comfortable in his second go-round as Michael Shayne, and Lynn Bari (with her good looks, characteristic voice, and spirited line delivery) makes a perfect screen partner for him. **1/2 out of 4.

I've seen several Michael Shayne films and overall I'd have to say that Lloyd Nolan did a good job of playing the detective but that the studio gave him rather feeble scripts. Fortunately, this one is a bit better and is like a lesser version of the great Noir film, THE NARROW MARGIN.The film begins with Shayne getting ready to go on a train. At about the same time, a lady is brought aboard on a stretcher and you find out later that she's actually in disguise--with a wig and posing as a sick woman. In reality, Shayne is bringing her to San Francisco to testify in a case where an innocent man is going to jail unless she appears in court. However, at the same time, there are political forces that will do just about anything to make sure she doesn't make it.At the same time, there are several plots and subplots. Some, such as the scum-bag who boards the train looking for the lady, work well. Others, such as the major portion of the film about a female reporter don't work as well, as they seem to deflect from the plot as well as make the film seem "cute". I think that maintaining the gritty realism (more like THE NARROW MARGIN) would have made the movie even better, but still it was exciting and well done--a better than average B-detective film.