Murder Most Foul
Directed by George Pollock
Written by David Pursall and Jack Seddon from a novel by Agatha Christie
1964/UK
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Lawrence P. Bachmann Productions
First viewing/Amazon Instant
[box] Justice Crosby: Madam, either you will need to cease knitting or I shall need to cease judging.[/box]
Margaret Rutherford is a jewel!
In this one, Miss Marple is the juror who deadlocks a murder trial for the death of a barmaid. She thinks she knows better than the prosecution. And of course she does! The facts take her to a theatrical company. She gets hired as an actress and the death toll mounts.
The best part of this movie is Rutherford’s audition for the company which is a spirited rendition of Robert W. Service’s lurid poem “The Shooting of Dan McGrew”! A very pleasant way to spend 90 minutes.
