Murder, He Says (1945)
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 also believes that Mamie is slowly poisoning wealthy Grandma Fleagle, who has put a vital clue to her fortune in a nonsensical embroidered sampler.
- Date of release
- 1945-06-23
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (35)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Horror
- Director
- George Marshall
Casting
- 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)
Interesting facts
Murder, He Says is a 1945 American black comedy horror film directed by George Marshall and starring Fred MacMurray, Helen Walker, and Marjorie Main. The plot follows a murderous rural family and the hapless pollster who becomes entangled in their hunt for a cache of money. Filmed in the spring of 1944, it was held back for a year because Paramount prioritized releasing war-related films first, lest they suddenly become dated by the impending end of combat.
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