Top billed cast

1. 

   Margaret Rutherford

   Miss Jane Marple

2. 

   Stringer Davis

   Jim Stringer

3. 

   Robert Morley

   Hector Enderby

4. 

   Flora Robson

   Miss Milchrest

5. 

   Charles Tingwell

   Inspector Craddock

6. 

   Gordon Harris

   Sergeant Bacon

7. 

   Robert Urquhart

   George Crossfield

8. 

   Katya Douglas

   Rosamund Shane

9. 

   James Villiers

   Michael Shane

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-06-01

Ron Goodwin's equestrian variation of his opening theme at the top of this film gives you a clear indication of the treat you're about to receive. Margaret Rutherford is magnificent as the scatty, eccentric old lady with a penchant for lateral thinking and good old fashioned sleuthing. This is my favourite of the four films she made with husband Stringer Davis and Charles Tingwell as the never quite up to speed "Inspector Craddock". This one centres around the murder (or was it!?) of a wealthy old recluse and the gathering of the avaricious relatives after his death. Needless to say, murder en...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• based on novel or book
• heart attack
• horseback riding
• amateur detective
• testament
• barn
• covered investigation
• eavesdropping
• black and white
• murder mystery