Home Sweet Homicide (1946)
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Genres - Mystery, Children's/Family |
Release Date - Oct 2, 1946 (USA - Unknown), Oct 2, 1946 (USA) |
Run Time - 85 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
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.
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child, book, danger, employment, handsome, home, homicide, husband, investigation, investigator, love, matchmaker, mother, murder, neighbor, police, romance, writing, killing
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