Home Sweet Homicide (1946)
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Based on a novel by Craig Rice, Home Sweet Homicide is a delightful blend of domestic comedy and murder mystery. Peggy Ann Garner, Dean Stockwell and Connie Marshall play Dinah, Archie and April Carstairs, the precocious offspring of widowed mystery writer Marian Carstairs (Lynn Bari). When a real-life murder occurs, the kids join forces to solve the crime over their mother's objections. It isn't that Dinah, Archie and April are all that interested in serving the cause of justice: it's simply that they want to play matchmaker for Marian and handsome homicide lieutenant Bill Smith (Randolph Scott). The revelation of the killer will come as no surprise to dyed-in-the-wool mystery movie fans, but this shouldn't spoil the fun. Incidentally, the actor billed as "John Shepard" is actually Shepperd Strudwick. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Peggy Ann Garner - Dinah Carstairs
- Lynn Bari - Marian Carstairs
- James Gleason - Sgt. O'Hare
- Barbara Whiting - Jo-Ella Holbrook
- Olin Howland - Luke
- Philip Morris - Policeman
- Connie Marshall - April Carstairs
- Randolph Scott - Lt. Bill Smith
- Dean Stockwell - Archie Carstairs
- Anabel Shaw - Polly Walker
- Stanley Logan - Mr. Cherrington
- Marietta Canty - Housekeeper
- Pat Flaherty - Policeman
- Shepperd Strudwick - Mr. Sanford
- Director(s):
- Lloyd Bacon
- Writer(s):
- Frederick Hugh Herbert
- Producer(s):
- Louis D. Lighton
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