Review of Murder She Said (1961) by Ninni S — 01 Mar 2009
During the early 1960's, 4 films featuring Agatha Christie's Miss Marple were produced by MGM, and was portrayed by the inimitable and incomparable Margaret Rutherford. This was the first of those films, and it's a wonderfully cheery little detective film, with good performances and good dialogue.
Based upon Christie's book '4.50 from Paddington', it begins with Miss Marple (Rutherford) on a train journey from London, and apparantly witnessing a murder on a train passing by. So, she decides to investigate further after the police investigation turns up nothing, and it takes her to Ackenthorpe Hall, which is right next to the railway.
She is able to get a job in the hall as a maid, working for the catankerous Luther Ackenthorpe (James Robertson Justice), and she has to find who committed the murder. Rutherford made a wonderful Miss Marple, and although the police dismiss her as a 'dotty spinster', she is very clever and Rutherford handles the detection and humour wonderfully.
Complimented with a cheerful score by Ron Goodwin, Murder She Said has a good cast including Thorley Walters, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Richard Briers, Peter Butterworth and future Miss Marple, Joan Hickson.
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This review of Murder She Said (1961) was written by Ninni S on 01 Mar 2009.
Murder She Said has generally received positive reviews.
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