New mischief amidst the mizzen-masts!
During an annual board of trustees meeting, one of the trustees dies. Miss Marple thinks he’s been poisoned after finding a chemical on him. She sets off to investigate at the ship where he had just come from. The fourth and final film from the Miss Marple series starring Margaret Rutherford as the quirky amateur detective.
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Release Date
September 22, 1964
Popularity
1
Director
George Pollock
Writer
David Pursall
Writer
Jack Seddon
Producer
Lawrence P. Bachmann
Where to Watch
Cast
Margaret Rutherford
Miss Jane Marple
Lionel Jeffries
Captain Rhumstone
Stringer Davis
Jim Stringer
Charles Tingwell
Inspector Craddock
William Mervyn
Breeze-Connington
Henry Oscar
Lord Rudkin
Joan Benham
Alice Fanbraid
Nicholas Parsons
Dr. Crump
Miles Malleson
Bishop
Derek Nimmo
Sub-Lt. Eric Humbert
Gerald Cross
Brewer
Norma Foster
Asst. Matron Shirley Boston
Terence Edmond
Sgt. Bacon
Francis Matthews
Lt. Compton
Lucy Griffiths
Millie
Bernard Adams
Dusty Miller
Edna Petrie
Miss Pringle
Roy Holder
Petty Officer Lamb
Tony Quinn
Tramp
Gallery
Reviews
CinemaSerf
In my view, this is the weaker of the four "Miss Marple" films made by George Pollock for MGM. Margaret Rutherford is flawless as the trustee of a charity charged with the rehabilitation of young offenders and Lionel Jeffries provides the laughs as the Captain of "HMS Battledore" - the sailing sloop that is used to convert these youngsters from their recalcitrant ways. As one of her fellow trustees suddenly - and literally - snuffs it, "Miss Marple" suspects foul play and with the help of a home chemistry set (and, "Mr. Stringer", of course) deduces that he was ingeniously poisoned! She sets off to the seaside visit the ship and get to the bottom of it all, to the chagrin of virtually everyone concerned. All great japery-by-the-sea and we even get a bit of swordplay.
