Although the evidence appears to be overwhelming in the strangulation murder of a blackmailer, Miss Marple's sole 'not guilty' vote han gs the jury 11-1. She becomes convinced that the real murderer is a member of a local theatrical troupe, so she joins them in order to gather information. The clues lead back many years to a single disastrously unsuccessful 1951 performance of a dreadful play written by the group's hammy director, H. Driffold Cosgood. Although at that time, several of the current cast members were only children, more murders follow before Miss Marple ultimately exposes the killer. 英国影片。片长90分(fèn ),根據Mrs. McGinty's Dead改(👋)編(✉),原著是(🥂)波羅故(gù )事。因影片将主角变为马普尔小姐和剧情的更改(gǎi )引起原(yuán )小說作者克里(🍗)斯蒂强烈不满,影(yǐng )片本身也遭遇票房(fáng )和评论惨败(🛹)。主演(⚾)Margaret Rutherford还出演過另(😤)外3部以马普(pǔ )尔小姐为主(zhǔ )(🥖)角的电影,其(📠)中1部亦(yì )是根据(jù )波洛故事改编(「葬(zàng )礼之后(🎯)」),另1部是原创剧(jù )本(🐕)。80年代在(🍵)多部电视(🤷)剧中扮演塔彭(❤)丝(👬)的Francesca Annis也在本片中(zhōng )扮演一个小角色。