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Film details
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Featuring
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Countries
United Kingdom USA
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Year
1964
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Genre
Detective drama
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Type
Film
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Category
Fiction
Alternative titles
- Mrs. McGinty'S Dead Alternative
Synopsis
When Mrs. McGinty's lodger is found holding the rope with which she was strangled he is tried for murder. Miss Marple is the only member of the jury who does not believe him guilty. A re-trial is ordered and she sets out to prove his innocence aided by her long suffering friend, Mr. Stringer. Two clues found in the cottage lead to the local repertory company. Posing as an actress, she is taken on for the sake of her money. There are two more murders within the company before Miss Marple baits the murderer into the open, saving herself from death by her skill with a revolver.
Cast & Credits
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Cast
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Miss Jane Marple
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H. Driffold Cosgood
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Detective Inspector Craddock
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Justice Crosby
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Mrs Gladys Thomas
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Ralph Summers
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Bill Hanson
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Mr Stringer
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Sheila Upward
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Maureen Summers
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cast member
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Eva McGonigall
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police sergeant
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cast member
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George Rowton
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cast member
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Harris Tumbrill, theatrical agent
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Police Constable Wells
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Credits
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Unknown:
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Directed by
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©
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Presents
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Produced by
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Production Manager
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Assistant Director
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Casting
Irene Howard (uncredited)
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Screenplay by
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Screenplay by
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Based upon the novel 'Mrs. McGinty's Dead' by
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Director of Photography
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Film Editor
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Art Director
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Music Composed and Conducted by
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Recording Supervisor
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Sound Recordist
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Dubbing Mixer
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Sound Editor
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Sound System
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Produced at
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Sight & Sound magazine
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