About
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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Producer
Studio
Les Établissements Jacques Haïk, Julius Hagen Productions
Keywords
Hercule Poirot (Austin Trevor) Collection
Hercule Poirot trilogy starring Austin Trevor in the role.
Cast
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Austin Trevor
Hercule Poirot
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Adrianne Allen
Lucia Amory
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Richard Cooper
Capt. Hastings
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Elizabeth Allan
Barbara Amory
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C. V. France
Sir Claude Amory
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Philip Strange
Richard Amory
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Dino Galvani
Dr. Carelli
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Michael Shepley
Raynor
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Melville Cooper
Insp. Japp
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Marie Wright
Miss Amory
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Leila Page
(uncredited)
