Murder, He Says
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Murder, He Says is a 1945 dark screwball comedy-mystery film starring Fred MacMurray as an insurance investigator entangled with a bizarre backwoods family and a hidden fortune.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy mystery film
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film ⓘ screwball comedy film ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by Lou Breslow ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy | Pete Marshall – Fred MacMurray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Theodor Sparkuhl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | George Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Archie Marshek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
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| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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crime comedy ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | Approved (Production Code era) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
crime and deception
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eccentric family ⓘ hidden fortune ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Pete Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Robert Emmett Dolan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Fred MacMurray’s comic performance
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blend of dark humor and screwball comedy elements ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An insurance investigator becomes entangled with a bizarre backwoods family while searching for a hidden fortune. ⓘ |
| producer | Howard Benedict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | June 23, 1945 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 91 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy |
Jack Moffitt
NERFINISHED
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Lou Breslow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Jack Moffitt
NERFINISHED
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Lou Breslow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | rural American backwoods ⓘ |
| starring |
Barbara Pepper
NERFINISHED
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Fred MacMurray NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Heather NERFINISHED ⓘ Mabel Paige NERFINISHED ⓘ Marjorie Main NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Whitney NERFINISHED ⓘ Porter Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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