Movie·1931·1h 18m
Black Coffee
Directed By
Leslie S. Hiscott
Country
France
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
H. Fowler Mear, Brock Williams
Producer
Julius Hagen
Cinematography
Sydney Blythe
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Austin Trevor
Hercule Poirot
Adrianne Allen
Lucia Amory
Richard Cooper
Capt. Hastings
Elizabeth Allan
Barbara Amory
C. V. France
Sir Claude Amory
Philip Strange
Richard Amory
Dino Galvani
Dr. Carelli
Michael Shepley
Raynor
Melville Cooper
Insp. Japp
Marie Wright
Miss Amory
Leila Page
(uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Leslie S. Hiscott
Director
H. Fowler Mear
Screenplay
Brock Williams
Screenplay
Julius Hagen
Producer
Sydney Blythe
Director of Photography
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