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    Black Coffee

    78'

    1931-08-24

    8

    Crime,Thriller,Mystery

    Overview:

    Black Coffee is a 1931 British detective film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott. Based on the 1930 play Black Coffee by Agatha Christie featuring her famous private detective Hercule Poirot, it stars Austin Trevor as Poirot with Richard Cooper playing his companion Captain Hastings. A famous but hated scientist, Sir Amory, is killed during a house party, and some of his valuable papers are missing. Poirot rapidly determines the cause of death and the motive, then narrows down the suspects to the most likely culprit.

    WritingAgatha ChristieDirectingLeslie S. Hiscott

    Cast

    1

    Hercule Poirot

    Austin Trevor

    1

    Lucia Amory

    Adrianne Allen

    1

    Capt. Hastings

    Richard Cooper

    1

    Barbara Amory

    Elizabeth Allan

    1

    Sir Claude Amory

    C. V. France

    1

    Richard Amory

    Philip Strange

    1

    Dr. Carelli

    Dino Galvani

    1

    Raynor

    Michael Shepley

    1

    Insp. Japp

    Melville Cooper

    1

    Miss Amory

    Marie Wright

    1

    (uncredited)

    Leila Page

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. France
      2. United Kingdom
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Les Établissements Jacques Haïk
      2. Julius Hagen Productions
    • Vote Count: 2
    • Popularity: 0.4387
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Black Coffee

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