Black Coffee (1931)
Black Coffee (1931)
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.

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Cast

Austin Trevor Austin Trevor As: Hercule Poirot
Adrianne Allen Adrianne Allen As: Lucia Amory
Richard Cooper Richard Cooper As: Capt. Hastings
Elizabeth Allan Elizabeth Allan As: Barbara Amory
C. V. France C. V. France As: Sir Claude Amory
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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.


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Certification: Unknown

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Genres: Crime, Thriller, Mystery

Language: English

Release Date: 24 August 1931

Country: FR, GB

Runtime: 78m

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Company Credits

Company: Les Établissements Jacques Haïk, Julius Hagen Productions

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Cast

Austin Trevor

Austin Trevor

Hercule Poirot

Adrianne Allen

Adrianne Allen

Lucia Amory

Richard Cooper

Richard Cooper

Capt. Hastings

Elizabeth Allan

Elizabeth Allan

Barbara Amory

C. V. France

C. V. France

Sir Claude Amory

Philip Strange

Philip Strange

Richard Amory

Dino Galvani

Dino Galvani

Dr. Carelli

Michael Shepley

Michael Shepley

Raynor

Melville Cooper

Melville Cooper

Insp. Japp

Marie Wright

Marie Wright

Miss Amory

Leila Page

Leila Page

(uncredited)

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Production Crew

Edited By

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Costume and Makeup

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Sound

Baynham Honri

Baynham Honri

Sound Director

Visual Effects

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Camera

Sydney Blythe

Sydney Blythe

Director of Photography

Cyril Stanborough

Cyril Stanborough

Still Photographer

Lighting

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Art Department

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Other Crew

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