For sheer silliness, it's hard to top MURDER, HE SAYS, a largely forgotten comedy that really does provide a lot of laughs if you're willing to succumb to the zany plot.
FRED MacMURRAY does a dandy job as a pollster who ventures into hillbilly territory--a household run by MARJORIE MAIN--and gets into a whole lot of farcical situations in a number of plot twists dealing with buried treasure and a family of kooks who are willing to kill to get their share of the loot.
The only brief respite from all the mad happenings is a slight love interest angle with HELEN WALKER as the pretty gal who's MacMurray's love interest. But the story goes from one slapstick situation to another with murderous intent dangling everywhere to provide a dark element to the comedy. It's the clever combination of mirth and mystery that keeps the plot spinning. The lazy Susan scene with each member trying to avoid the poisoned food is just one of the funniest moments.
MacMurray's role was originally intended for Bob Hope (who had other commitments) but he does a fine job as the man entangled with the backwoods family from hell.
FRED MacMURRAY does a dandy job as a pollster who ventures into hillbilly territory--a household run by MARJORIE MAIN--and gets into a whole lot of farcical situations in a number of plot twists dealing with buried treasure and a family of kooks who are willing to kill to get their share of the loot.
The only brief respite from all the mad happenings is a slight love interest angle with HELEN WALKER as the pretty gal who's MacMurray's love interest. But the story goes from one slapstick situation to another with murderous intent dangling everywhere to provide a dark element to the comedy. It's the clever combination of mirth and mystery that keeps the plot spinning. The lazy Susan scene with each member trying to avoid the poisoned food is just one of the funniest moments.
MacMurray's role was originally intended for Bob Hope (who had other commitments) but he does a fine job as the man entangled with the backwoods family from hell.