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Black Coffee

Black Coffee

Crime, Thriller, Mystery

1h 18m

August 24, 1931 (94 years ago)

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.

ActorAge thenAge now
Austin Trevor

Austin Trevor

Hercule Poirot

Birthday: October 7, 1897

33 January 22, 1978 (80)
Adrianne Allen

Adrianne Allen

Lucia Amory

Birthday: February 17, 1907

24 September 14, 1993 (86)
Richard Cooper

Richard Cooper

Capt. Hastings

Birthday: July 16, 1893

38 June 18, 1947 (53)
Elizabeth Allan

Elizabeth Allan

Barbara Amory

Birthday: April 9, 1910

21 July 27, 1990 (80)
C. V. France

C. V. France

Sir Claude Amory

Birthday: June 29, 1868

63 April 13, 1949 (80)
Philip Strange

Philip Strange

Richard Amory

Birthday: June 4, 1884

47 January 5, 1963 (78)
Dino Galvani

Dino Galvani

Dr. Carelli

Birthday: October 27, 1890

40 October 27, 1960 (70)
Michael Shepley

Michael Shepley

Raynor

Birthday: September 29, 1907

23 September 28, 1961 (53)
Melville Cooper

Melville Cooper

Insp. Japp

Birthday: October 14, 1896

34 March 31, 1973 (76)
Marie Wright

Marie Wright

Miss Amory

Birthday: December 18, 1861

69 May 1, 1949 (87)