Murder Most Foul

Over the years a good many of Agatha Christie's works have been put to film, both on the big screen and the small, and her main characters have been portrayed by some of the best European actors in the business. Some of the mysteries are harder to solve than others but the real fun is watching her sleuth, whether it be Poirot or Marple, weigh all the evidence and solve the crime before the police. Here Margaret Rutherford plays the crime solving Miss Jane Marple with the style and flair that Christie wrote into the character.
After being the only hold out in a jury on a murder trial, Miss Marple believes the defendant is innocent and begins her own investigation into a traveling theater troupe to prove who the real murderer is. Shot with an entirely British cast and in black and white, you're drawn into this world of murder and intrigue that at times seems a lot simpler and carefree. This was Rutherford's fourth appearance as Marple and she carries the character like it was second nature, so much so that when Marple is auditioning for the theater director she over plays the role to make a bigger impression.
This whodunit was based on Christie's story "Mrs. McGinty's Dead," which is a tale that is filled with red herrings and tangled motives, that at times leaves you guessing up to the final solution. This is one of those mysteries that you can sit back and enjoy with the knowledge that you'll have fun watching it and that you've actually exercised your mind at the same time.