Murder, He Says
English • 1945 • 1h 31m
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Director
Synopsis
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.
Credits
Crew
DirectorGeorge Marshall
WriterLou Breslow
CinematographerTheodor Sparkuhl
ComposerRobert Emmett Dolan
EditorLeRoy Stone
Cast
Fred MacMurrayas Pete Marshall
Helen Walkeras Claire Matthews
Marjorie Mainas Mamie Fleagle Smithers Johnson
Jean Heatheras Elany Fleagle