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Black Coffee

Black Coffee

Black Coffee

1931•1h 18m•

★8.0(2 ratings)

CrimeThrillerMystery

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.

Director

Leslie S. Hiscott

Writers

Brock Williams, H. Fowler Mear

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Main Cast

Austin Trevor

Austin Trevor

Hercule Poirot

Adrianne Allen

Adrianne Allen

Lucia Amory

Richard Cooper

Richard Cooper

Capt. Hastings

Elizabeth Allan

Elizabeth Allan

Barbara Amory

C. V. France

C. V. France

Sir Claude Amory

Philip Strange

Philip Strange

Richard Amory

Dino Galvani

Dino Galvani

Dr. Carelli

Michael Shepley

Michael Shepley

Raynor

Melville Cooper

Melville Cooper

Insp. Japp

Marie Wright

Marie Wright

Miss Amory

Leila Page

Leila Page

(uncredited)

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Leslie S. Hiscott

Writing

Novel: Agatha Christie
Screenplay: Brock Williams
Screenplay: H. Fowler Mear

Production

Producer: Julius Hagen

Music & Sound

Sound Director: Baynham Honri

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Sydney Blythe
Still Photographer: Cyril Stanborough

Keywords

based on novel or bookpoisoncoffeewhodunit

Did You Know?

#1

The runtime is 78 minutes (1h 18m).

#2

It was a co-production between: France, United Kingdom.

#3

The film was directed by Leslie S. Hiscott.

#4

The screenplay was written by Brock Williams and H. Fowler Mear.

#5

Cinematography was handled by Sydney Blythe.

#6

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0021669.

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Collection

Hercule Poirot (Austin Trevor) Collection

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Rating

8.0/10

Great

2 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Black Coffee

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

France, United Kingdom

Production Companies:

Les Établissements Jacques Haïk

Julius Hagen Productions