Scattergood Survives a Murder (1942)
Scattergood Survives a Murder (1942), directed by Christy Cabanne, starring Guy Kibbee and John Archer.
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HORSE SENSE vs. "CAT" KILLER
Synopsis
Rural sage Scattergood Baines (Guy Kibbee) shows big-city newsman how to solve a mystery.
- Jack MacKenzieCinematography
- Christy CabanneDirector
- Richard CahoonEditing
- Jerrold T. BrandtProducer
About the film
Scattergood Survives a Murder is a 1942 American mystery film directed by Christy Cabanne from a screenplay by Michael L. Simmons, based on the series of short stories about "Scattergood Baines", penned by Clarence Budington Kelland.
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Scattergood Survives a Murder is a 1942 American mystery film directed by Christy Cabanne from a screenplay by Michael L. Simmons, based on the series of short stories about "Scattergood Baines", penned by Clarence Budington Kelland.
Plot
Cast
Guy Kibbee as Scattergood Baines
John Archer as Dunker Gilson
Margaret Hayes as Gail Barclay
Wallace Ford as Wally Collins
Spencer Charters as Sheriff
Eily Malyon as Mrs. Grimes
John Miljan as Rolfe
George Chandler as Sam Caldwell
Dick Elliott as Mathew Quentin
Florence Lake as Phoebe Quentin
Sarah Edwards as Selma Quentin
Willie Best as Hipp
George Guhl as Deputy
Eddy Waller as Lafe Allen
Margaret Seddon as Cynthia Quentin
Margaret McWade as Lydia Quentin
Frank Reicher as Thaddeus Quentin
Earle Hodgins as Coroner
Production
In July 1942 it was announced that Guy Kibbee would star in the picture, to be produced by Jerrold T. Brandt, who had produced the earlier 4 Scattergood films.
References
External links
Scattergood Survives a Murder at IMDb
Text from Scattergood Survives a Murder on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scattergood_Survives_a_Murder
Trivia
- It premiered on October 1, 1942, a Thursday.
- It runs 1h06 — short for a feature film.
- This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- StudiosRKO Radio Pictures
- CountriesUnited States
- LanguagesEnglish
- StatusReleased
Cast
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Guy Kibbee
Scattergood Baines -
John Archer
Dunker Gilson -
Margaret Hayes
Gail Barclay -
Wallace Ford
Wally Collins -
Spencer Charters
Sheriff -
Eily Malyon
Mrs. Grimes -
John Miljan
Rolfe -
George Chandler
Sam Caldwell -
Dick Elliott
Mathew Quentin -
Florence Lake
Phoebe Quentin -
Sarah Edwards
Selma Quentin -
Willie Best
Hipp -
George Guhl
Deputy -
Eddy Waller
Lafe Allen -
Margaret Seddon
Cynthia Quentin -
Margaret McWade
Lydia Quentin -
Frank Reicher
Thaddeus Quentin -
Earle Hodgins
Coroner - Alfred Hall Surrogate
Quiz about this movie
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Tags
Crew
- Jack MacKenzie Cinematography
- Christy Cabanne Director
- Richard Cahoon Editing
- Jerrold T. Brandt Producer
- Paul Sawtell Original music
- Michael L. Simmons Writer
Questions about this film
What is Scattergood Survives a Murder about?
Scattergood Survives a Murder: Rural sage Scattergood Baines (Guy Kibbee) shows big-city newsman how to solve a mystery.
Who directed Scattergood Survives a Murder?
Scattergood Survives a Murder was directed by Christy Cabanne in 1942.
Who stars in Scattergood Survives a Murder?
The cast of Scattergood Survives a Murder includes Guy Kibbee, John Archer, Margaret Hayes, Wallace Ford and Spencer Charters.
How long is Scattergood Survives a Murder?
Scattergood Survives a Murder runs for 66 minutes, or 1h06.
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