Scattergood Survives a Murder

1942
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1h 6min

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Margaret Hayes and Guy Kibbee in Scattergood Survives a Murder (1942)

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueScattergood meets the new owner of the local newspaper, Dunker Gillson. One of Gillson's first tasks is to interview the wealthy but reclusive Quentin sisters, Lydia and Cynthia, who have st... Tout lireScattergood meets the new owner of the local newspaper, Dunker Gillson. One of Gillson's first tasks is to interview the wealthy but reclusive Quentin sisters, Lydia and Cynthia, who have stayed in their old musty house for years. The somewhat sinister Mrs. Grimes, the sisters' h... Tout lireScattergood meets the new owner of the local newspaper, Dunker Gillson. One of Gillson's first tasks is to interview the wealthy but reclusive Quentin sisters, Lydia and Cynthia, who have stayed in their old musty house for years. The somewhat sinister Mrs. Grimes, the sisters' housekeeper, refuses to let Gillson talk to the sisters. Later, when the sisters' beloved c... Tout lire

Réalisation
- Christy Cabanne
Scénario
- Clarence Budington Kelland
- Michael L. Simmons
Casting principal

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Réalisation
- Christy Cabanne
Scénario
- Clarence Budington Kelland
- Michael L. Simmons
Casting principal

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The earliest documented telecasts of this film occurred in New York City Saturday 13 March 1948 on WNBT (Channel 4) and in Washington DC Saturday 1 May 1948 on WNBW (Channel 4). It first aired in Chicago Saturday 30 April 1949 on WGN (Channel 9), in Atlanta Wednesday 17 August 1949 on WSB (Channel 8), in Cincinnati Thursday 12 January 1950 on WLW-T (Channel 4), and in Los Angeles Tuesday 14 February 1950 on KTLA (Channel 5).

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Sheriff: I'll crack this case wide open if it takes me all night!

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Followed by Cinderella Swings It (1943)

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7/10

The Cat Creeps

Guy Kibbee stars as Scattergood Baines in another outing, well directed by Christy Cabanne. This time it is a murder mystery: two eccentric old ladies have died, leaving their fortune to their cat, and suddenly murders begin to happen...

The Scattergood Baines series, from a series of stories by Clarence Buddington Kelland, never raises its head above its B roots, but the scripts are well written -- this one is particularly good -- and contains a wealth of character actors, including Florence Lake -- best known for playing Edgar Kennedy's wife in his series of shorts for RKO -- Willie Best as Scattergood's shop assistant, and the dependable B lead and A support, Wallace Ford. There's also a nice subplot as John Archer, new owner of the weekly newspaper, tries to make a go of it and romance Margeret Hayes.

It's all very pleasantly managed, and the mystery plot is well handled. Not a classic by any means, it times in at just over an hour and is a fine time-killer.