Murder, He Says

Murder, He Says

91 mins | Crime, Comedy, Mystery | June 23, 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 then believes that Mamie is slowly poisoning wealthy Grandma Fleagle, who has put a vital clue to her fortune in a nonsensical embroidered sampler.

Murder, He Says

91 mins | Crime, Comedy, Mystery | June 23, 1945

Murder, He Says
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Paramount
Original title Murder, He Says
Directors Arthur S. Black Jr., George Marshall
Writers Jack Moffitt, Lou Breslow

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)

Jimmie Dundee

as Hardy Sympathizer (uncredited)

Milton Parsons

as Hardy Sympathizer (uncredited)

Tom Fadden

as Sheriff Murdock (uncredited)

James Flavin

as Police Officer (uncredited)

Joel Friedkin

as Little Man (uncredited)

Jerry James

as F.B.I. Man (uncredited)

William Meader

as F.B.I. Man (uncredited)

George McKay

as Storekeeper (uncredited)

Arthur Hunnicutt

as Townsman (uncredited)

Ralph Peters

as Townsman (uncredited)

Syd Saylor

as Townsman (uncredited)