Black Coffee

Black Coffee

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1931-08-24

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.

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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.

Released

1931-08-24

Runtime

78

Director

Leslie S. Hiscott

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Mystery

Language

English

Production

Les Établissements Jacques Haïk

Julius Hagen Productions

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    Austin Trevor

    Austin Trevor
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    Adrianne Allen

    Adrianne Allen
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    Richard Cooper

    Richard Cooper
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    Elizabeth Allan

    Elizabeth Allan
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    C. V. France

    C. V. France
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    Philip Strange

    Philip Strange
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    Dino Galvani

    Dino Galvani
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    Michael Shepley

    Michael Shepley
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    Melville Cooper

    Melville Cooper
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    Marie Wright

    Marie Wright
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    Leila Page

    Leila Page