Home Sweet Homicide

Home Sweet Homicide

Home Sweet Homicide

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Home Sweet Homicide

"MYSTERY FICTION COMES TO LIFE...WITH LAUGHING, BAFFLING SUSPENSE!"

1946

1h 30m

4.0(5 votes)

Comedy

Mystery

Overview

Mystery writer Marian Carstairs is hard at work trying to finish her latest novel. Her three children meanwhile are entertaining themselves by trying to solve a murder in their own neighborhood. In between gathering clues, the kids play matchmaker by trying to fix up their widowed mom with the handsome detective investigating the case.

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Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

16 members

Acting

Peggy Ann Garner

Dinah Carstairs

Peggy Ann Garner

Acting

Randolph Scott

Lt. Bill Smith

Randolph Scott

Acting

Lynn Bari

Marian Carstairs

Lynn Bari

Acting

Dean Stockwell

Archie Carstairs

Dean Stockwell

Acting

Connie Marshall

April Carstairs

Connie Marshall

Acting

James Gleason

Sgt. O'Hare

James Gleason

Acting

Anabel Shaw

Polly Walker

Anabel Shaw

Acting

Barbara Whiting

Jo-Ella Holbrook

Barbara Whiting

Acting

Shepperd Strudwick

Mr. Wallace Sanford

Shepperd Strudwick

Acting

Marietta Canty

Cherrington Housekeeper

Marietta Canty

Acting

Pat Flaherty

Policeman Murphy

Pat Flaherty

Acting

Olin Howland

Luke

Olin Howland

Acting

Lenita Lane

Mrs. Flora Sanford

Lenita Lane

Acting

Stanley Logan

Mr. Cherrington

Stanley Logan

Acting

Philip Morris

Policeman

No Image

Acting

James Seay

Frank Riley

James Seay

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