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Murder Most Foul

1964, Movie, NR, 91 mins

Murder Most Foul: Review

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The final film of three Miss Marple hits in a row, MURDER MOST FOUL again paired the mind of Christie with the acting ability of Rutherford to come up with an amusing and brainy mystery that does not fail to please. Based on Christie's novel Mrs. McGinty's Dead, the fast-moving script doesn't flag for more than a few seconds under Pollock's breezy direction. Rutherford is the only member of a British jury to cast a not-guilty vote in a murder case, so the trial is declared a mistrial. The amateur sleuth thinks that she might have a better idea of who committed the murder, so she sets out with Davis (her real-life husband) to solve the crime and winds up at the home of the victim. While there, a series of events occurs that leads Rutherford to an acting-repertory company chaired by Moody. She poses as an experienced actress with a few pounds in her purse, and Moody thinks that the money may help the company out of the financial difficulty they are currently experiencing. Rutherford tries to get some help from Tingwell, the inspector she usually battles with in these cases, but he is certain that the accused is guilty as charged. When two members of the acting troupe are quickly dispatched, Rutherford is positive that she's on to something and that the alleged murderer is innocent. In the end she discovers that the real killer is Bolam, another member of the acting fraternity. His mother, also an actress, was executed for having murdered her husband, and the earlier victim had been blackmailing Bolam to keep that news away from everyone. A good British mystery with enough humor in it to lighten the subject matter, the film is handled with the seamlessness that director Pollock earlier demonstrated in both MURDER, SHE SAID and MURDER AT THE GALLOP. Moody is excellent as the company's director, Davis and Tingwell repeat their roles with aplomb, and Ron Goodman's score adds a great deal to the tingling of the spine. leave a comment
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