Murder at the Gallop

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Murder at the Gallop
Directed by	George Pollock
Written by	James P. Cavanagh (screenplay) Agatha Christie (novel)
Starring	Margaret Rutherford Stringer Davis Robert Morley Bud Tingwell
Music by	Ron Goodwin
Distributed by	MGM
Release date(s)	1963
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English German
Preceded by	Murder, She Said
Followed by	Murder Most Foul
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Murder at the Gallop is the second of four films, made by MGM, based on novels by Agatha Christie and starring Margaret Rutherford as Miss Jane Marple, Charles "Bud" Tingwell as Inspector Craddock and Stringer Davis (Rutherford's real-life husband) as Mr. Stringer.

It was made in 1963 and directed by George Pollock, with James P. Cavanagh credited with the adaptation. The music was by Ron Goodwin.

[edit] Plot

The plot is based on the novel After the Funeral but changes the action and the characters. Hercule Poirot is replaced by Miss Marple.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

After Mr Enderby, a rich and eccentric recluse, is found dead, apparently of a heart attack, the family gather for the reading of his Will and learn what they've inherited. His sister Cora declares that she believes he was murdered, and Miss Marple overhears. Next day, Cora is found dead.

In order to investigate, Miss Marple decides to spend some time at a hotel/riding school run by Cora's nephew Hector Enderby (Robert Morley). Whilst she is there, another murder takes place. Who are the killers? Are they the same person? And who benefits from Enderby's death?.