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Black Coffee

1931-08-24 · 78 min · ★ 8.0

Crime · Thriller · Mystery

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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Directors
Leslie S. Hiscott
Production companies
Les Établissements Jacques Haïk, Julius Hagen Productions
Countries
France, United Kingdom
Status
Released

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Austin TrevorAustin TrevorHercule Poirot
Adrianne AllenAdrianne AllenLucia Amory
Richard CooperRichard CooperCapt. Hastings
Elizabeth AllanElizabeth AllanBarbara Amory
C. V. FranceC. V. FranceSir Claude Amory
Philip StrangePhilip StrangeRichard Amory
Dino GalvaniDino GalvaniDr. Carelli
Michael ShepleyMichael ShepleyRaynor
Melville CooperMelville CooperInsp. Japp
Marie WrightMiss Amory
Leila Page(uncredited)

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