Although the evidence appears to be overwhelming in the strangulation murder of a blackmailer, Miss Marple's sole 'not guilty' vote han gs the jury 11-1. 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 group's 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(guó)影片片长90分,根據(jù)Mrs. McGinty's Dead改編(biān),原著(zhù)是波羅故事。因(yīn)影片将(jiāng)主角变(biàn)为马普尔小姐和剧情的更(gèng)改引(yǐn)起(qǐ)原小說作者(zhě)克(kè)里斯(sī)蒂(dì)强烈(liè)不满,影片本身(shēn)也遭(zāo)遇票(piào)房(fáng)和评论(lùn)惨败(bài)。主演Margaret Rutherford还(hái)出(chū)演過(guò)另外(wài)3部以马普尔小姐为主角的电影,其(qí)中1部亦是根据波洛故事改编(「葬(zàng)礼(lǐ)之后」),另1部是原创(chuàng)剧本。80年(nián)代(dài)在多部电视剧中扮演塔彭(péng)丝(sī)的Francesca Annis也在本片中扮演一个(gè)小角色(sè)。