Murder Most Foul is the third of four films, made by MGM, based, or claimed to be based, on novels by Agatha Christie and starring Margaret Rutherford as Miss Jane Marple, Bud Tingwell as Inspector Craddock and Stringer Davis (Rutherford's real-life Husband) as 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 credited with the adaptation. 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 story is based on the novel Mrs_McGinty's_Deadl but changes the action and the characters. Hercule Poirot is replaced by Miss Marple and most other characters are not in the original story. David Suchet as Poirot Hercule Poirot (pronounced ) is a fictional character, the primary detective of Agatha Christies novels. ...

Margaret McGinty, a young actress, is found murdered and her lodger, caught at the scene, seems plainly guilty. But Miss Marple, a member of the jury that tries him, is not so sure and the jury cannot agree. This article may be confusing for some readers, and should be edited to be clearer. ...

Despite the disaproval of the police, Miss Marple is driven to investigate further. This sees her audition for and join a troupe of repertory theatre players, the Cosgood Players under their mananger Driffold Cosgood (Ron Moody). She secures accommodation in a boarding house where the cast are staying and worms her way into their confidence. When another cast membera is killed, there's clearly dirty work afoot. Can she solve the mystery of who killed who, and why? This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Ron Moody (born January 8, 1924) is a British actor. ...

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. ...

Ron Moody - H Driffold Cosgood Ron Moody (born January 8, 1924) is a British actor. ...

Andrew Cruikshank - Justice Crosby

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

Megs Jenskins - Gladys Thomas

Dennis Price - Harris Tumbrill Dennistoun Franklyn John Rose-Price (June 23, 1915 – October 6, 1973) was a British actor. ...

Trivia:

As an audition piece to join the players, Miss Marple recites several verses of The Shooting of Dan McGrew, by Robert W Service. Robert William Service (January 16, 1874 – September 11, 1958) was a poet born into a Scottish family while they were living in Preston, England. ...

External link: Murder Most Foul at Internet Media Database:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058383/