Black Coffee (1931)
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.
Director:
Leslie S. Hiscott
Writers:
H. Fowler Mear, Brock Williams.
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Austin Trevor as Hercule Poirot |
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Adrianne Allen as Lucia Amory |
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Richard Cooper as Capt. Hastings |
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Elizabeth Allan as Barbara Amory |
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C. V. France as Sir Claude Amory |
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Philip Strange as Richard Amory |
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Dino Galvani as Dr. Carelli |
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Michael Shepley as Raynor |
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Melville Cooper as Insp. Japp |
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Marie Wright as Miss Amory |
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Leila Page as (uncredited) |
| Directing | Leslie S. Hiscott | Director |
| Writing | H. Fowler Mear | Screenplay |
| Writing | Brock Williams | Screenplay |
| Production | Julius Hagen | Producer |
| Camera | Sydney Blythe | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Baynham Honri | Sound Director |
| Camera | Cyril Stanborough | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Agatha Christie | Novel |
