
25 Dec 1996

Mother
A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.

MYSTERY FICTION COMES TO LIFE...WITH LAUGHING, BAFFLING SUSPENSE!
Mystery writer Marian Carstairs is hard at work trying to finish her latest novel. Her three children meanwhile are entertaining themselves by 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.

Dinah Carstairs

Lt. Bill Smith

Marian Carstairs

Archie Carstairs

April Carstairs

Sgt. O'Hare

Polly Walker

Jo-Ella Holbrook

Mr. Wallace Sanford

Cherrington Housekeeper

Policeman Murphy

Luke

Mrs. Flora Sanford

Mr. Cherrington
Policeman

Frank Riley

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A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.

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