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Black Coffee

Black Coffee is a 1931 British detective film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott. Based on the 1930 play Black Coffee by Agatha Christie featuring her famous private detective Hercule Poirot, it stars Austin Trevor as Poirot with Richard Cooper playing his companion Captain Hastings. A famous but hated scientist, Sir Amory, is killed during a house party, and some of his valuable papers are missing. Poirot rapidly determines the cause of death and the motive, then narrows down the suspects to the most likely culprit.

Top Cast

  • Austin Trevor

    Austin Trevor

    Hercule Poirot

  • Adrianne Allen

    Adrianne Allen

    Lucia Amory

  • Richard Cooper

    Richard Cooper

    Capt. Hastings

  • Elizabeth Allan

    Elizabeth Allan

    Barbara Amory

  • C. V. France

    C. V. France

    Sir Claude Amory

  • Philip Strange

    Philip Strange

    Richard Amory

  • Dino Galvani

    Dino Galvani

    Dr. Carelli

  • Michael Shepley

    Michael Shepley

    Raynor

  • Melville Cooper

    Melville Cooper

    Insp. Japp

Overview

Black Coffee is a 1931 British detective film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott. Based on the 1930 play Black Coffee by Agatha Christie featuring her famous private detective Hercule Poirot, it stars Austin Trevor as Poirot with Richard Cooper playing his companion Captain Hastings. A famous but hated scientist, Sir Amory, is killed during a house party, and some of his valuable papers are missing. Poirot rapidly determines the cause of death and the motive, then narrows down the suspects to the most likely culprit.

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