Black Coffee

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Austin Trevor

Hercule Poirot

Age : 80 | Popularity : 3%

Adrianne Allen

Lucia Amory

Age : 86 | Popularity : 5%

Richard Cooper

Capt. Hastings

Age : N/A | Popularity : 18%

Elizabeth Allan

Barbara Amory

Age : 80 | Popularity : 7%

C. V. France

Sir Claude Amory

Age : 80 | Popularity : 3%

Philip Strange

Richard Amory

Age : 78 | Popularity : 3%

Dino Galvani

Dr. Carelli

Age : 69 | Popularity : 3%

Michael Shepley

Raynor

Age : N/A | Popularity : 12%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Screenplay	H. Fowler Mear Brock Williams
	Novel	Agatha Christie
Camera	Still Photographer	Cyril Stanborough
	Director of Photography	Sydney Blythe
Directing	Director	Leslie S. Hiscott
Production	Producer	Julius Hagen
Sound	Sound Director	Baynham Honri
Department	Role	Name

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