Black Coffee (film)
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| Directed by | Leslie Hiscott |
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| Produced by | Julius Hagen |
| Starring | Austin Trevor Adrianne Allen Elizabeth Allan |
| Cinematography | Sydney Blythe |
| Edited by | Jack Harris |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Black Coffee is a lost 1931 British "quota quickie"[2] film directed by Leslie Hiscott and starring Austin Trevor, Adrianne Allen and Elizabeth Allan.[3] It was written by Brock Williams and H. Fowler Mear based on the 1930 play Black Coffee by Agatha Christie. It was produced by Julius Hagen at Twickenham Film Studios.[4]
The film is believed lost.[5] The British Film Institute National Archive holds a collection of stills but no film or video materials.[3]
Plot
Inventor Sir Claud Amory is discovered dead not long after hiring the celebrated French detective Hercule Poirot to track down a stolen formula for high explosives. Sir Claud's household is full of potential suspects, with suspicion falling on his financially troubled son Richard, his son's wife Lucia, whose father was an international spy, and the mysterious Dr. Carelli, an Italian with a dubious past. Utilising his extraordinary deductive skills, Poirot unravels the mystery, unmasking the culprit – a person least expected.[6]
Cast
- Austin Trevor as Hercule Poirot
- Adrianne Allen as Lucia Amory
- Elizabeth Allan as Barbara Amory
- Richard Cooper as Capt Hastings
- C.V. France as Sir Claude Amory
- Philip Strange as Richard Amory
- Dino Galvani as Dr Carelli
- Michael Shepley as Raynor
- Melville Cooper as Inspector Japp
- Marie Wright as Miss Amory