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Murder, He Says

Murder, He Says

1945Movie⏱️ 1h 31mApproved
ComedyHorrorMystery
6.9
IMDB Rating
2,268 votes

Professional pollster Pete Marshall gets more than he bargained for when he heads deep into the Ozarks to investigate the disappearances of several of his colleagues.

Director
George Marshall
Writers
Lou Breslow, Jack Moffitt
Stars
Fred MacMurray, Helen Walker, Marjorie Main
Release Date
June 23, 1945
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Fred MacMurray
Fred MacMurray
as Pete Marshall
Helen Walker
Helen Walker
as Claire Matthews
Marjorie Main
Marjorie Main
as Mamie Fleagle Smithers Johnson
Jean Heather
Jean Heather
as Elany Fleagle
Porter Hall
Porter Hall
as Mr. Johnson
Peter Whitney
Peter Whitney
as Mert Fleagle
Mabel Paige
Mabel Paige
as Grandma Fleagle
Barbara Pepper
Barbara Pepper
as Bonnie Fleagle
Harry Allen
Harry Allen
as Old Deaf Townsman
Walter Baldwin
Walter Baldwin
as Vic Hardy

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Paramount Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

hillbillyfemale gangsterwoman smokes a cigarslapstick comedyscrewball comedy

🎯 Categories

Screwball ComedySlapstickComedyHorrorMystery

⭐ Featured Review

MURDER, HE SAYS (George Marshall, 1945) ***
by Bunuel19762008-12-03
7/10

"I had always wanted to check out this black comedy – a rare thing for Hollywood during this era (off-hand, the only other one I can recall is ARSENIC AND OLD LACE [1944]). However, it's never been available to me until now…so that, in compiling a list of lightweight titles I most wanted to watch throughout the Christmas season, it's no surprise the film ended up at the top of the list. Even so, this has more of a cult than classic reputation – but it was certainly a delight: incidentally, while I'm usually somewhat queasy watching movies centering around hillbillies, their inher..."

💡 Did You Know?

The $70,000 that Bonnie stole in the movie would be worth $988,000 in 2019.

📖 Synopsis

Professional pollster Pete Marshall gets more than he bargained for when he heads deep into the Ozarks to investigate the disappearances of several of his colleagues.