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Cast
Austin Trevor | As: Hercule Poirot | |
Adrianne Allen | As: Lucia Amory | |
Richard Cooper | As: Capt. Hastings | |
Elizabeth Allan | As: Barbara Amory | |
C. V. France | As: Sir Claude Amory |
Storyline
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 |
Details
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 |
Hercule Poirot |
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Adrianne Allen |
Lucia Amory |
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Richard Cooper |
Capt. Hastings |
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Elizabeth Allan |
Barbara Amory |
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C. V. France |
Sir Claude Amory |
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Philip Strange |
Richard Amory |
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Dino Galvani |
Dr. Carelli |
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Michael Shepley |
Raynor |
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Melville Cooper |
Insp. Japp |
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Marie Wright |
Miss Amory |
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Leila Page |
(uncredited) |
Directed By
Leslie S. Hiscott |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Agatha Christie |
Novel |
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Brock Williams |
Screenplay |
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H. Fowler Mear |
Screenplay |
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Production Crew
Julius Hagen |
Producer |
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Edited By
Costume and Makeup
Sound
Baynham Honri |
Sound Director |
Visual Effects
Camera
Sydney Blythe |
Director of Photography |
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Cyril Stanborough |
Still Photographer |
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Lighting
Art Department
Other Crew
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