Murder, She Said

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Murder, She Said

Directed by	George Pollock
Written by	David D. Osborn (screenplay) Agatha Christie (novel)
Starring	Margaret Rutherford Stringer Davis Arthur Kennedy Bud Tingwell James Robertson Justice
Music by	Ron Goodwin
Distributed by	MGM
Release date(s)	1961
Language	English German
Followed by	Murder at the Gallop
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Murder, She Said is the first of four films, made by MGM, based, or claimed to be based, on novels by Agatha Christie and starring Margaret Rutherford as Miss Jane Marple, Charles Tingwell as Inspector Craddock and Stringer Davis (Rutherford's real-life husband) as Mr Stringer.

It was made by in 1961 and directed by George Pollock, with David D. Osborn credited with the adaptation. Music was by Ron Goodwin.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Memorable quotes
4 Trivia

[edit] Plot

The plot is based on the novel 4.50 From Paddington but changes the action and the characters somewhat. Both Mrs McGillicuddy, who witnesses the murder, and Lucy, who discovers the body, are replaced by Miss Marple herself.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Miss Marple witnesses a woman being strangled on a train but, as no body can be found, the local police don't believe her story. Undaunted, she calculates that the body must have been disposed of in the grounds of Ackenthorpe Hall (Rutherford Hall in the novel), which adjoins the railway line. She contrives to obtain a post as housemaid in the Hall and searches for the body - which she finds, of course.

It's now up to her to identify the dead woman and expose the killer, with the assistance of Inspector Craddock and the unwilling cooperation of the members of the family, who have gathered at the Hall.