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Black Coffee (1931)

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  • Thriller
  • Mystery

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.

Rating
8 / 10 (2 votes)
Release date
August 24, 1931
Runtime
1h 18m
Language
English
Director
Leslie S. Hiscott
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Austin TrevorHercule Poirot
  • Adrianne AllenLucia Amory
  • Richard CooperCapt. Hastings
  • Elizabeth AllanBarbara Amory
  • C. V. FranceSir Claude Amory
  • Philip StrangeRichard Amory
  • Dino GalvaniDr. Carelli
  • Michael ShepleyRaynor
  • Melville CooperInsp. Japp
  • Marie WrightMiss Amory
  • Leila Page(uncredited)

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