Murder, He Says

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Murder, He Says

1945

1h 31m

Comedy

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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.

Wolcott Gibbs

The New Yorker

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.

Oct 15, 2021

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 14, 2013

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The best comedy movie ever made!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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s r

Classic silly/witty comedy, I enjoyed it and chuckled out loud a few times.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

another funny screwball comedy

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Hilarious by today's standards.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

One of the funniest 40's comedies. Improbable, farcical, hysterical at times.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Audience Member

Pretty dammed funny!!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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George Marshall

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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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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