Although the evidence appears to be overwhelming in the strangulation murder of a blackmailer, Miss Marple's sole 'not guilty' vote han gs the jury 11-1. She becomes convinced that the real murderer is a member of a local theatrical troupe, so she joins them in order to gather information. The clues lead back many years to a single disastrously unsuccessful 1951 performance of a dreadful play written by the group's hammy director, H. Driffold Cosgood. Although at that time, several of the current cast members were only children, more murders follow before Miss Marple ultimately exposes the killer. 英(yīng )国影(👮)片。片(piàn )长90分,根(gēn )據Mrs. McGinty's Dead改編(biān ),原著是波羅故事。因影片将主角(jiǎo )变为马(🌚)普(🧤)尔小姐(jiě )和剧(jù )情的更改引起原小說作(📌)者克里斯蒂强烈不满,影片本(🈳)身也遭遇票房和评(píng )论惨败。主(zhǔ )演Margaret Rutherford还出演過另外(wài )(📼)3部以(♊)马普(pǔ )(♑)尔小姐为主(🥖)角的电(diàn )影,其中1部(🛴)亦是(shì )根(👪)据波洛故(gù )事改编(〰)(「葬礼之后」),另1部(bù )(📼)是原创剧本。80年代在多部电视剧中扮演(🏒)塔彭丝的Francesca Annis也在本片中扮演一个(🏺)小角色。