Lord Edgware Dies
A talented American actress enlists the help of the famed Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, to negotiate a divorce from her husband, Lord Edgware, only to find him the next day stabbed to death in his library. Who would want him dead?
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Release Date
July 31, 1934
Popularity
0
Director
Henry Edwards
Writer
H. Fowler Mear
Producer
Julius Hagen
Where to Watch
Cast
Austin Trevor
Hercule Poirot
Jane Carr
Lady Edgware / Carlotta Adams
Richard Cooper
Captain Hastings
John Turnbull
Inspector Japp
Michael Shepley
Captain Ronald Marsh
Leslie Perrins
Bryan Martin
C. V. France
Lord Edgware
Sophie Stewart
Geraldine Marsh
Brenda Harvey
Miss Carroll
S. Victor Stanley
Jobson
Phyllis Morris
Ellis
Hargrave Pawson
Donald Ross
Conway Dixon
Sir Montague Corner
Stanley Vine
Lord Edgware's Butler
Quinton McPherson
Moxon
Kynaston Reeves
Duke of Merton
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
Austin Trevor dons his best Belgian accent as "Hercule Poirot", the famous detective here called in to investigate the fatal stabbing of the wealthy Lord Edgware (CV France). It doesn't take us long to discover that his wife (Jane Carr) was seeking a divorce so she could marry the "Duke of Merton" (Esme Percy) - could that be a motive? Well he and Scotland Yard's finest "Inspector Japp" (John Turnbull) must find out. It moves along nicely, this, and is fairly faithful to Agatha Christie's original story. Sure, Austin Trevor's persona takes a bit of getting used to and the style of the production is very stage bound, but it is still quite an engaging budget murder mystery, with some decent acting efforts that I quite enjoyed.
