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Murder, He Says

Play trailer Poster for Murder, He Says 1945,  1h 31m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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When a public opinion surveyor working in the mountain district town of Plainville goes missing, fellow surveyor Pete Marshall (Fred MacMurray) is sent as his replacement. Visiting the hillbilly family of Mamie Fleagle (Marjorie Main), Pete begins to suspect with horror that she and her two sons have murdered the surveyor. Pete then comes to believe that Mamie is slowly poisoning wealthy Grandma Fleagle, who has put a vital clue to her fortune in a nonsensical embroidered sampler.

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Wolcott Gibbs The New Yorker Oct 15, 2021
Though essentially a demonstration of how cleverly thirty minutes of entertainment can be stretched out into ninety minutes of tedium, just by repeating everything three times, the picture was rather better than most of its species. Go to Full Review
Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Aug 14, 2013
4/5
One of those movies that never becomes one of the 'great' comedies, but it's sufficiently entertaining and funny that it ought to be better known. Go to Full Review
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Feb 2, 2019 The best comedy movie ever made!
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Cast & Crew

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George Marshall

Director

Fred MacMurray

Pete Marshall

Helen Walker

Claire Matthews

Marjorie Main

Mamie Fleagle Smithers Johnson

Jean Heather

Elany Fleagle

Porter Hall

Mr. Johnson

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Murder, He Says

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Movie Info

Synopsis When a public opinion surveyor working in the mountain district town of Plainville goes missing, fellow surveyor Pete Marshall (Fred MacMurray) is sent as his replacement. Visiting the hillbilly family of Mamie Fleagle (Marjorie Main), Pete begins to suspect with horror that she and her two sons have murdered the surveyor. Pete then comes to believe that Mamie is slowly poisoning wealthy Grandma Fleagle, who has put a vital clue to her fortune in a nonsensical embroidered sampler.
Director
George Marshall
Screenwriter
Lou Breslow
Production Co
Paramount
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Nov 15, 2011
Runtime
1h 31m
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