Released:
1945-06-23

Overview:
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.

Director:
George Marshall

Runtime:
1h 31min

Genre:
Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Horror

• Cast:
• 
  Fred MacMurray
  as
  Pete Marshall
• 
  Helen Walker
  as
  Claire Matthews
• 
  Marjorie Main
  as
  Mamie Fleagle Smithers Johnson
• 
  Jean Heather
  as
  Elany Fleagle
• 
  Porter Hall
  as
  Mr. Johnson