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Murder, He Says
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6.8Pete Marshall is sent as a replacement to the mountain district town of Plainville when a public opinion surveyor who went there goes missing. Visiting the hillbilly family of Mamie Fleagle, Pete begins to suspect that she and her two sons have murdered the surveyor. Pete also believes that Mamie is slowly poisoning wealthy Grandma Fleagle, who has put a vital clue to her fortune in a nonsensical embroidered sampler.
Released: 1945-06-2391 minDir: George MarshallComedy, Mystery, Crime, Horror
Cast
- Fred MacMurray as Pete Marshall
- Helen Walker as Claire Matthews
- Marjorie Main as Mamie Fleagle Smithers Johnson
- Jean Heather as Elany Fleagle
- Porter Hall as Mr. Johnson
- Peter Whitney as Mert Fleagle / Bert Fleagle
Themes
- small town
- stolen money
- treasure hunt
- family secrets
- murder
- missing person
- surveyor
- eccentric family
- hidden money
- matriarch
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
1,998 votes
- Year
- 1945
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Horror, Mystery
- Rated
- Passed
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- George Marshall
- Screenwriter
- Lou Breslow
- Cast member
- Marjorie Main
- Composer
- Robert E. Dolan
- Duration
- 91
- FilmAffinity ID
- 562406
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- publication date
- 1945-01-01
- title
- Murder, He Says
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
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