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Murder Ahoy( 1964)

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New mischief amidst the mizzen-masts!

Overview

During an annual board of trustees meeting, one of the trustees dies. Miss Marple thinks he’s been poisoned after finding a chemical on him. She sets off to investigate at the ship where he had just come from. The fourth and final film from the Miss Marple series starring Margaret Rutherford as the quirky amateur detective.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Margaret Rutherford

      Miss Jane Marple

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      Lionel Jeffries

      Captain Rhumstone

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      Stringer Davis

      Jim Stringer

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      Charles Tingwell

      Inspector Craddock

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      William Mervyn

      Breeze-Connington

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      Henry Oscar

      Lord Rudkin

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      Joan Benham

      Alice Fanbraid

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      Nicholas Parsons

      Dr. Crump

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      Miles Malleson

      Bishop

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      Derek Nimmo

      Sub-Lt. Eric Humbert

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      Gerald Cross

      Brewer

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      Norma Foster

      Asst. Matron Shirley Boston

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      Terence Edmond

      Sgt. Bacon

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      Francis Matthews

      Lt. Compton

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      Lucy Griffiths

      Millie

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      Bernard Adams

      Dusty Miller

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      Edna Petrie

      Miss Pringle

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      Roy Holder

      Petty Officer Lamb

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      Tony Quinn

      Tramp

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jun 01 2024
    In my view, this is the weaker of the four "Miss Marple" films made by George Pollock for MGM. Margaret Rutherford is flawless as the trustee of a charity charged with the rehabilitation of young offenders and Lionel Jeffries provides the laughs as the Captain of "HMS Battledore" - the sailing sloop that is used to convert these youngsters from their recalcitrant ways. As one of her fellow trustees suddenly - and literally - snuffs it, "Miss Marple" suspects foul play and with the help of a home chemistry set (and, "Mr. Stringer", of course) deduces that he was ingeniously poisoned! She sets of...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • ship
    • captain
    • poison
    • amateur detective
    • detective inspector
    • covered investigation
    • eavesdropping
    • snuff
    • curatorship
    • gang of thieves
    • danger of life
    • black and white
    • murder mystery