Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House
The Plot
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 then believes that Mamie is slowly poisoning wealthy Grandma Fleagle, who has put a vital clue to her fortune in a nonsensical embroidered sampler.
Run Time
1h 31m
Genre
Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Horror
Release Date
23 Jun 1945
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Director & Producers
Top Billed Cast
Fred MacMurrayPete Marshall
Helen WalkerClaire Matthews
Marjorie MainMamie Fleagle Smithers Johnson
Jean HeatherElany Fleagle
Porter HallMr. Johnson
Peter WhitneyMert Fleagle / Bert Fleagle
Mabel PaigeGrandma Fleagle
Barbara PepperBonnie Fleagle
Francis FordLee - Old Townsman (uncredited)
Harry AllenOld Deaf Townsman (uncredited)
Si Jenks80-Year-Old Townsman (uncredited)
Walter BaldwinVic Hardy (uncredited)


George Marshall
Theodor Sparkuhl