Black Coffee
1931 | 78m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Leslie S. Hiscott |
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| Writer: | H. Fowler Mear, Brock Williams, Agatha Christie |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 24, 1931 |
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| Director: | Leslie S. Hiscott |
| Writer: | H. Fowler Mear, Brock Williams, Agatha Christie |
| Genres: | Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | poison, based on novel or book, coffee, whodunit |
| Production Companies | Julius Hagen Productions, Les Établissements Jacques Haïk |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Austin Trevor | Hercule Poirot |
| Adrianne Allen | Lucia Amory |
| Richard Cooper | Capt. Hastings |
| Elizabeth Allan | Barbara Amory |
| C. V. France | Sir Claude Amory |
| Philip Strange | Richard Amory |
| Dino Galvani | Dr. Carelli |
| Michael Shepley | Raynor |
| Melville Cooper | Insp. Japp |
| Marie Wright | Miss Amory |
| Leila Page | (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Leslie S. Hiscott | Director |
| H. Fowler Mear | Screenplay |
| Brock Williams | Screenplay |
| Sydney Blythe | Director of Photography |
| Baynham Honri | Sound Director |
| Cyril Stanborough | Still Photographer |
| Agatha Christie | Novel |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Julius Hagen | Producer |
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