Murder Ahoy (1964)

NR09/22/1964Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Comedy1h 33m
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New mischief amidst the mizzen-masts!

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

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    Margaret Rutherford

    Miss Jane Marple

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    Lionel Jeffries

    Captain Rhumstone

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    Stringer Davis

    Jim Stringer

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    Charles Tingwell

    Inspector Craddock

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    William Mervyn

    Breeze-Connington

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    Henry Oscar

    Lord Rudkin

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    Joan Benham

    Alice Fanbraid

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    Nicholas Parsons

    Dr. Crump

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    Miles Malleson

    Bishop

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 o...