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68% Critic Match
Murder, He Says
6.8 / 10• 1945• 1h 31m•NR• English
ComedyMysteryCrimeHorror
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Fred MacMurray
Pete Marshall
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. George Marshall's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Murder, He Says is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
