“New mischief amidst the mizzen-masts!”
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.
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Part of Miss Marple Collection
4 films
Cast
26 people
Margaret Rutherford
Miss Jane Marple
Known for
Chimes at Midnight
Blithe Spirit
Lionel Jeffries
Captain Rhumstone
Known for
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
First Men in the Moon
Charles Tingwell
Inspector Craddock
Known for
Evil Angels
Irresistible
William Mervyn
Breeze-Connington
Known for
The Railway Children
The Ruling Class
Joan Benham
Alice Fanbraid
Known for
Carry On Emmannuelle
The V.I.P.s
Stringer Davis
Jim Stringer
Also in
The Smallest Show on Earth
The V.I.P.s
Nicholas Parsons
Dr. Crump
Known for
The Benny Hill Show
Good Omens
Miles Malleson
Bishop
Known for
Peeping Tom
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Henry Oscar
Lord Rudkin
Known for
The Brides of Dracula
War-Gods of the Deep
Derek Nimmo
Sub-Lt. Eric Humbert
Known for
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Gerald Cross
Brewer
Also in
The Newcomers
Bleak House
Norma Foster
Asst. Matron Shirley Boston
Also in
A Study in Terror
Great Catherine
George Pollock Director · David Pursall Screenplay Jack Seddon Screenplay
United States release September 22, 1964 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Lawrence P. Bachmann Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
Production
Lawrence P. Bachmann Productions
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Studio · Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Sweden · September 22, 1964
Theatrical
United States · September 22, 1964
Theatrical
United Kingdom · October 3, 1965
Theatrical
Germany
March 18, 1965 · Theatrical
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