Movie
Black Coffee
6.0/10
1931
1h 18m
en
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
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
Movie Information
Release Date
August 24, 1931
Runtime
1h 18m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
1
Production
Les Établissements Jacques Haïk
Julius Hagen Productions
