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Murder, He Says

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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 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jerome M Fred Mac Murray plays a pollster who works for the Trotter Poll ("like the Gallup Poll, but not as fast"). The movies is a light weight comedy even if the characters are supposed to be violent criminals. Today something like this would be made for television. Many of the jokes have aged quite a bit, but I enjoyed this movie more than once. If you've had a job knocking on doors and asking people questions, as I did since I worked for the US Census bureau, you will enjoy this more than the average viewer. You can see why Mac Murray was chosen to play the befuddled everyman in Disney movies. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/15/25 Full Review Audience Member The best comedy movie ever made! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member another funny screwball comedy Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Hilarious by today's standards. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the funniest 40's comedies. Improbable, farcical, hysterical at times. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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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