Murder at the Gallop
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Theatrical release poster by Tom Jung
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| Directed by | George Pollock |
| Produced by | George H. Brown Lawrence P. Bachmann |
| Written by | Agatha Christie |
| Screenplay by | James P. Cavanagh |
| Based on | After the Funeral |
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Margaret Rutherford Stringer Davis Robert Morley Flora Robson Bud Tingwell |
| Music by | Ron Goodwin |
| Cinematography | Arthur Ibbetson |
| Edited by | Bert Rule |
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George H. Brown Productions
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| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
Murder at the Gallop (1963) is the second of four Miss Marple films made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was based on the novel After the Funeral by Agatha Christie, and starred Margaret Rutherford as Miss Jane Marple, Charles "Bud" Tingwell as Inspector Craddock and Stringer Davis (Rutherford's real-life husband) as Jane Marple's friend Mr. Stringer.
The film changes both the action and the characters. The original novel featured Hercule Poirot rather than Miss Marple, and Christie's trademark suspense was replaced by light comedy.
The film also stars Robert Morley and Flora Robson and was directed by George Pollock, with James P. Cavanagh credited with the adaptation. The music was by Ron Goodwin. The film's location shots included Amersham, Little Marlow and Hilfield Castle.
This is a sequel to Murder, She Said and was followed by Murder Most Foul and Murder Ahoy!, all with Rutherford starring as Christie's famed amateur sleuth.
While Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) and Mr Stringer (Stringer Davis) are soliciting donations for a charity, they visit Mr. Enderby (Finlay Currie), a rich and eccentric recluse. He tumbles down a staircase, apparently the victim of a fatal heart attack. Knowing that Enderby had a pathological fear of cats, Miss Marple becomes suspicious when she finds one in the house. She also finds a piece of mud bearing the print of a riding boot, but when she goes to Inspector Craddock (Bud Tingwell), he is sceptical, believing that Enderby died of natural causes.
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