Scattergood Survives a Murder

Oct 1, 1942

1h 6m

★ 4.5

HORSE SENSE vs. "CAT" KILLER

Overview

Rural sage Scattergood Baines (Guy Kibbee) shows big-city newsman how to solve a mystery.

Genres

Mystery

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast

Scattergood Baines

Guy Kibbee

Dunker Gilson

John Archer

Gail Barclay

Margaret Hayes

Wally Collins

Wallace Ford

Sheriff

Spencer Charters

Mrs. Grimes

Eily Malyon

Rolfe

John Miljan

Sam Caldwell

George Chandler

Mathew Quentin

Dick Elliott

Phoebe Quentin

Florence Lake

Selma Quentin

Sarah Edwards

Hipp

Willie Best

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