Murder Ahoy
Directed by George Pollock
Written by David Pursall and George Seddon
1964/UK
Lawrence P. Bachmann Productions for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
First viewing/Netflix rental
[box] Miss Marple: Damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead, Mr. Stringer![/box]
The last of Margaret Rutherford’s four Miss Marple films is as fun as the first.
Miss Marple (Rutherford) finds herself on the Board of Trustees of a charity that rehabilitates wayward boys in seamanship on a historical merchant marine training vessel. At her very first board meeting, another of the trustees is murdered just as he was about to convey important information learned on a visit to the ship. Naturally, Miss Marple installs herself there post haste and the murders begin to pile up.
This series has become like an old friend. I am sorry it was so short. The highlight of this one has Rutherford holding her own in a sword fight!
