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Murder at the Gallop
Why this pick
Margaret Rutherford’s Miss Marple again turns a murder inquiry into brisk, mischievous comedy, with an inviting English-country setting and a lightly suspenseful puzzle.
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MOVIE1961 1h 27m GBR
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
While traveling by rail, Miss Marple witnesses the strangling of a young woman in the carriage of an overtaking train. The local police can find no evidence to support her story, so she conducts her own investigation and, with the aid of her close friend Jim Stringer (Stringer Davis), comes to the conclusion that the body must have been thrown off the train near the grounds of Ackenthorpe Hall, which adjoins the railway line.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Thorley Walters
Cedric Ackenthorpe
Charles Tingwell
Inspector Craddock
Conrad Phillips
Harold Ackenthorpe
Joan Hickson
Mrs. Kidder
Stringer Davis
Jim Stringer
Richard Briers
'Mrs Binster'
Lucy Griffiths
Lucy
Barbara Leake
Mrs. Helen Stainton