Although the evidence appears to be overwhelming in the strangulation murder of a blackmailer Miss Marples sole not guilty vote han gs the jury 111 She becomes convinced that the real murderer is a member of a local theatrical troupe so she joins them in order to gather information The clues lead back many years to a single disastrously unsuccessful 1951 performance of a dreadful play written by the groups hammy director H Driffold Cosgood Although at that time several of the current cast members were only children more murders follow before Miss Marple ultimately exposes the killer 英国影片片长90分根據Mrs McGintys Dead改編原著是波羅故事因影片将主角变为马普尔小姐和剧情的更改引起原小說作者克里斯蒂强烈不满影片本身也遭遇票房和评论惨败主演Margaret Rutherford还出演過另外3部以马普尔小姐为主角的电影其中1部亦是根据波洛故事改编葬礼之后另1部是原创剧本80年代在多部电视剧中扮演塔彭丝的Francesca Annis也在本片中扮演一个小角色
