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.
- Released
- 1945-06-23
- Genres
- Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Horror
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Lou Breslow, George Marshall
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 35 votes
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
- Mabel Paige as Grandma Fleagle
- Barbara Pepper as Bonnie Fleagle
- Francis Ford as Lee - Old Townsman (uncredited)
- Harry Allen as Old Deaf Townsman (uncredited)
- Si Jenks as 80-Year-Old Townsman (uncredited)
- Walter Baldwin as Vic Hardy (uncredited)