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Murder, He Says
Genres
ComedyMysteryCrime
Overview
Pete 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 then believes that Mamie is slowly poisoning wealthy Grandma Fleagle, who has put a vital clue to her fortune in a nonsensical embroidered sampler.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
91 min
Release Date
1945-06-23
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
30
Vote Average
6.6
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Fred MacMurray
Pete Marshall
Helen Walker
Claire Matthews
Marjorie Main
Mamie Fleagle Smithers Johnson
Jean Heather
Elany Fleagle
Porter Hall
Mr. Johnson
Peter Whitney
Mert Fleagle / Bert Fleagle
Mabel Paige
Grandma Fleagle
Barbara Pepper
Bonnie Fleagle
Francis Ford
Lee - Old Townsman (uncredited)
Harry Allen
Old Deaf Townsman (uncredited)
Si Jenks
80-Year-Old Townsman (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
Vic Hardy (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee
Hardy Sympathizer (uncredited)
Milton Parsons
Hardy Sympathizer (uncredited)
Tom Fadden
Sheriff Murdock (uncredited)
James Flavin
Police Officer (uncredited)
Joel Friedkin
Little Man (uncredited)
Jerry James
F.B.I. Man (uncredited)
William Meader
F.B.I. Man (uncredited)
George McKay
Storekeeper (uncredited)
Arthur Hunnicutt
Townsman (uncredited)
Ralph Peters
Townsman (uncredited)
Syd Saylor
Townsman (uncredited)
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