Black Coffee
Overview
Cast & Crew
The Saga
Production House
The Plot
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.
Run Time
1h 18m
Genre
Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Release Date
24 Aug 1931
Country
France, United Kingdom
Language
English
Director & Producers
Leslie S. HiscottTop Billed Cast
Austin Trevor
Adrianne Allen
Richard Cooper
Elizabeth Allan
C. V. France
Philip Strange
Dino Galvani
Michael Shepley
Melville Cooper
Agatha ChristieHercule Poirot (Austin Trevor) Collection
Les Établissements Jacques Haïk
Julius Hagen Productions