If you are in the mood for a film that is free of bloodletting and gratuitous violence but still interesting, this film is the one you want.
Agatha Christie wrote many fairly implausible murder mysteries that have endured because of their interesting characters. The best of these characters is Margaret Rutherford’s version of Miss Marple. Her facial expressions are so over the top as to be hilarious to watch. This film contains the best of her particular looks. While investigating a murder, she is looking for clues onboard a ship used to teach trouble boys to be sailors. She is forced to hide in the closet at on point, wherein she gives us the strangest array of faces that are so odd you can’t help but laugh.
The film is overall kind of silly but thoroughly entertaining.
MURDER AHOY (1964)
written by Agatha Christie
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