Scattergood Survives a Murder

Scattergood Survives a Murder
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Directed by	Christy Cabanne Ridgeway Callow (assistant)
Screenplay by	Michael L. Simmons
Based on	the short stories, Scattergood Baines by Clarence Budington Kelland
Produced by	Jerrold T. Brandt Frank Melford (associate)
Starring	Guy Kibbee John Archer Margaret Hayes Wallace Ford Spencer Charters Eily Malyon
Cinematography	Jack MacKenzie
Edited by	Richard Cahoon
Music by	Paul Sawtell
Production company	Pyramid Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	October 16, 1942 (1942-10-16) (US)^[1]
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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

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Cast

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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

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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.^[2]

References

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^ "Scattergood Survives a Murder: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
^ "'Diversity, Balance, Elasticity,' RKO Lineup Key". The Film Daily. July 29, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved November 26, 2015.

External links

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Scattergood Survives a Murder at IMDb

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v t e Clarence Budington Kelland's Scattergood Baines
Films	Scattergood Baines (1941) Scattergood Pulls the Strings (1941) Scattergood Meets Broadway (1941) Scattergood Rides High (1942) Scattergood Survives a Murder (1942) Cinderella Swings It (1943)
Radio	Scattergood Baines