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In the early sixties, Margaret Rutherford made four Miss Marple films, loosely based on the Marple stories of famed mystery writer Agatha Christie. I stress the term "loosely." The Miss Marple of the books was a harmless little old lady with a sharp eye and a quick mind. Rutherford's character was commanding, conniving, and boisterous. Still, the four Rutherford films were great mysteries in the spirit of Christie's writing and should prove entertaining for mystery buffs. (And they have good theme music, too.) A recurring character in the series was Mr. Stringer, who was played by Stringer Davis, Rutherford's real-life husband.
This first entry in the series, Murder, She Said, the best by a hair, is based on the book, 4.50 From Paddington. In this adaptation, it's not a friend who witnesses a murder on a passing train but Marple herself.
Other Versions
- 4:50 From Paddington (1987)
- 4:50 From Paddington (2004) (aka: "Marple: 4:50 From Paddington")
- Crime Is Our Business (2008)
Series Entries
- Murder, She Said (1961) (aka: "Meet Miss Marple")
- Murder At the Gallop (1963)
- Murder Most Foul (1964)
- Murder Ahoy (1964)
Related Films
- The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
- A Caribbean Mystery (1983)
- The Body In the Library (1984)
- The Moving Finger (1985)
- A Murder Is Announced (1985)
- Murder With Mirrors (1985)
- A Pocket Full of Rye (1985)
- The Murder At the Vicarage (1986)
- Nemesis (1987)
- Sleeping Murder (1987)
- At Bertram's Hotel (1987)
- A Caribbean Mystery (1989)
- They Do It With Mirrors (1991)
- The Mirror Crack'd From Side To Side (1992)
- The Murder At the Vicarage (2004) (aka: "Marple: The Murder At the Vicarage")
- The Body In the Library (2004) (aka: "Marple: The Body In the Library")
- A Murder Is Announced (2005) (aka: "Marple: A Murder Is Announced")
- The Moving Finger (2006) (aka: "Marple: The Moving Finger")
- Sleeping Murder (2006) (aka: "Marple: Sleeping Murder")
- By the Pricking of My Thumbs (2006) (aka: "Marple: By the Pricking of My Thumbs")
- The Sittaford Mystery (2006) (aka: "Marple: The Sittaford Mystery")
- At Bertram's Hotel (2007) (aka: "Marple: At Bertram's Hotel")
- Ordeal By Innocence (2007) (aka: "Marple: Ordeal By Innocence")
- Nemesis (2008) (aka: "Marple: Nemesis")
- Towards Zero (2008) (aka: "Marple: Towards Zero")
- The Pale Horse (2010) (aka: "Marple: The Pale Horse")
- The Secret of Chimneys (2010) (aka: "Marple: The Secret of Chimneys")
- The Blue Geranium (2010) (aka: "Marple: The Blue Geranium")
- The Mirror Crack'd From Side To Side (2010) (aka: "Marple: The Mirror Crack'd From Side To Side")