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| Peggy Ann Garner | ... | Dinah Carstairs | |
| Randolph Scott | ... | Lt. Bill Smith | |
| Lynn Bari | ... | Marian Carstairs | |
| Dean Stockwell | ... | Archie Carstairs | |
| Connie Marshall | ... | April Carstairs | |
| James Gleason | ... | Sgt. O'Hare | |
| Anabel Shaw | ... | Polly Walker | |
| Barbara Whiting | ... | Jo-Ella Holbrook | |
| Shepperd Strudwick | ... | Mr.Wallace Sanford (as John Shepperd) | |
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Mystery writer Marian Carstairs is hard at work trying to finish her latest novel. Her three children meanwhile are entertaining themselves 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. Written by Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
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2 October 1946 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Detectives por fuerza See more »Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Lyrics by Charles Henderson
Music by Harry James and Lionel Newman
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One of my Treasures. I was lucky enough to get a beautiful VHS off TV many years ago. I even got the "photoplay edition" of the book and had the dust-jacket photo copied to use as a cover for the tape. Also have a lobby card. The cast was exraordinary (I still have a crush on Connie Marshall) and I've become a huge Lynn Bari fan...I, too, keep hoping 20th Century Fox will put out a DVD...