Murder Ahoy! is the last of four films, made by MGM. Unlike the previous three that were very loosely based on novels by Agatha Christie, this one was not and it employs an original screenplay. As in the three previous films, Margaret Rutherford plays Miss Jane Marple, Bud Tingwell is (Chief) Inspector Craddock and Stringer Davis (Rutherford's real-life Husband) plays Mr Stringer. Film may refer to: photographic film a motion picture in academics, the study of motion pictures as an art form a thin skin or membrane, or any covering or coating, whether transparent or opaque a thin layer of liquid, either on a solid or liquid surface or free-standing Film... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... Agatha Christie Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, DBE (September 15, 1890 – January 12, 1976), was a British crime fiction writer. ... Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple Dame Margaret Rutherford DBE (May 11, 1892 – May 22, 1972) was a British character actress who first came to prominence following World War II in the film adaptations of Noel Cowards Blithe Spirit, and Oscar Wildes The Importance of Being Earnest. ... Charles Bud Tingwell (born January 3, 1923 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian film and theatre actor. ... Stringer Davis (born June 4, 1896 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, died August 29, 1973 in Chalfont St. ...

The film was made in 1964 and directed by George Pollock, with David Pursall and Jack Seddon credited with the script. The music was by Ron Goodwin. Ronald Alfred Goodwin (February 17, 1925 - January 8, 2003) was a British composer and conductor best known for his film scores. ...

The action takes places mainly on board an old wooden-walled battleship, HMS Battledore, which has been purchased by a Trust for the rehabilitation of young criminals, and intended by the founder to put backbone into young jellyfish. HMS Victory in 1884 Battleship was — from the 15th century until the mid-20th century — the name given to the most heavily gun-armed, most heavily armored, most powerful and most effective class of warship, at any particular time. ...

Shortly after joining the board of management of the Trust, Miss Marple witnesses the sudden death of a fellow Trustee, who has just returned from a surprise visit to the ship. She manages to obtain a small sample of his snuff, which is found to have been poisoned. Against police advice, she visits the ship, much to the distress of the Captain and officers. Snuff can refer to any of the following: Fine-ground smokeless tobacco, intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose Swedish snus tobacco, used between the cheek and upper gums American moist snuff, or dipping tobacco, placed between in the teeth and lower gums. ...

On her first night on board, one officer is murdered - run through with a sword and then hanged. As the police investigation proceeds, the assistant matron is killed, apparently by a poisoned mousetrap. Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century Sword (Old English: sweord; akin to Old High German: swerd, wounding tool; Proto-Indo-European: *swer-, to wound, to hurt) is a term for a long-edged, bladed weapon, consisting in its most fundamental design of a blade, usually with two edges for striking... Hanging to Music. ... A baited and primed mousetrap. ...

Who is behind the killings? And why? Is someone defrauding the Trust? Miss Marple reveals all!

CAST:

Margaret Rutherford - Miss Marple Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple Dame Margaret Rutherford DBE (May 11, 1892 – May 22, 1972) was a British character actress who first came to prominence following World War II in the film adaptations of Noel Cowards Blithe Spirit, and Oscar Wildes The Importance of Being Earnest. ...

Stringer Davis - Mr. Stringer Stringer Davis (born June 4, 1896 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, died August 29, 1973 in Chalfont St. ...

Bud Tingwell - Inspector Craddock Charles Bud Tingwell (born January 3, 1923 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian film and theatre actor. ...

Lionel Jeffries - Captain Rhumstone Lioniel Jeffries (born 10 June 1926 in London) is a British character actor and film director. ...

William Mervyn - Commander Breeze-Connington William Mervyn (born 3 January 1912 in Nairobi, Kenya, died 6 August 1976) was a British actor best known for his portrayal of the Bishop in the clerical comedy All Gas and Gaiters. ...

Joan Benham - Matron Alice Fanbraid

Miles Malleson - The Bishop William Miles Malleson (May 25, 1888 – March 15, 1969) was a British actor and dramatist, particularly known for his appearances in British comedy films of the 1930s to 1950s. ...

Derek Nimmo - Sub-Lt. Humbert Derek Robert Nimmo (September 19, 1930 - February 24, 1999) was a British character actor, particularly associated with upper-class silly-ass roles. ...

Francis Matthews - Lt. Compton Francis Matthews is a British film, TV and stage actor born 10 September 1927. ...

Trivia:

The assistant matron is killed by being pricked on the finger by a poisoned mousetrap. This may have been intended as a veiled promotion of the Agatha Christie play The Mousetrap which was running at the time (and still is). The Mousetrap is a play by Agatha Christie that started off as a short radio play called Three Blind Mice in honour of Queen Mary, the consort of King George V. It began a record-shattering run on the London stage on 25 November 1952 at the Ambassadors Theatre and...

External link:'

Murder Ahoy at Internet Media Database:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058382/