Story Line
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.
“New mischief amidst the mizzen-masts!”
Top Cast

Margaret Rutherford
Miss Jane Marple

Lionel Jeffries
Captain Rhumstone

Stringer Davis
Jim Stringer

Charles Tingwell
Inspector Craddock

William Mervyn
Breeze-Connington

Henry Oscar
Lord Rudkin
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Rating
7.1/ 10
Release Date
1964-09-22
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
DramaThrillerCrimeMysteryComedy

Part of the Series
Miss Marple Collection
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User Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
7/10
•6/1/2024In 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 t...






