Murder Most Foul (1964)
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Synopsis of Murder Most Foul
Murder Most Foul represented Margaret Rutherford's third appearance as Agatha Christie's spinsterish sleuth Miss Marple. The film opens with Marple serving on a murder-trial jury. She forces a mistrial because she considers the accused to be innocent; to prove her theory, she traces the trail of evidence to a down-at-the-heels repertory company run by Ron Moody. She auditions for the troupe with a stirring rendition of "The Shooting of Dan McGrew," securing the job by flashing a roll of bills in front of the covetous Moody. While snooping about backstage, Miss Marple discovers both murderer and motive-and, as is customary in the "Marple" films, she nearly loses her own life in the process. Based on the Agatha Christie novel Mrs. McGinty's Dead, Murder Most Foul co-stars Margaret Rutherford's real-life husband Stringer Davis as Marple's friend and confidante Mr. Stringer. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Murder Most Foul
- Margaret Rutherford - Miss Marple
- Charles "Bud" Tingwell - Detective Inspector Craddock
- Megs Jenkins - Mrs. Thomas
- Ralph Michael - Ralph Summers
- Stringer Davis - Mr. Stringer
- Alison Seebohm - Eva McGonigall
- Pauline Jameson
- Ron Moody - H. Driffold Cosgood
- Andrew Cruickshank - Justice Crosby
- Dennis Price - Theatrical Agent
- James Bolam - Bill Hanson
- Francesca Annis - Sheila Upward
- Terry Scott - Police Constable Wells
- Director(s):
- George Pollock
- Writer(s):
- Jack Seddon, David Pursall
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