Murder Most Foul (1964)

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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTKHmaufRNU

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