Murder, She Said

Starring: Rutherford, Margaret and Kennedy, Arthur

Who's that in the frilly cap and apron, toting the tea tray? Not a pert French maid, but spinster sleuth Miss Marple in disguise. And it's not Darjeeling that's caught her interest -- it's murder! British national treasure Margaret Rutherford makes her first appearance as the famed detective in this sly, engaging mystery based on Agatha Christie's 4:50 from Paddington. Comfily ensconced in her railway carriage, Miss Marple sees a strangulation aboard a passing train, then follows a trail of baffling clues to a manor house inhabited by a quarrelsome family. There she takes a job as a domestic, discovers the strangled body and is on the spot when the culprit strikes again. But no murderer is a match for Miss Marple.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 888574642372
• Release Date: January 1
• Rating: Unrated (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Allied Vaughn
• Director: Pollock, George
• Starring: Rutherford, Margaret, Kennedy, Arthur
• Runtime: 1 hour, 27 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"

Customer Reviews

Look closely and you will see Joan Hickson

This is a first attempt to adapt an Agatha Christy book (4:50 From Paddington) with Margaret Rutherford. Margaret Rutherford is a good actress, especially if you saw her in “Blithe Spirit” (1945); however, she was a tad forced as Miss Marple while having to play the combination of several characters from the book in this adaptation by David D. Osborn. As long as you do not know the story or have seen other versions of “4:50 From Paddington,” this is what feels like a made-for-TV movie that can hold its own. Each character is suspicious-looking enough to be the culprit. If you have read the book, then you can periodically recognize some dialogue that was directly transferred. The only downside to the movie is having to listen to the awful 60’s 60s-style background music. This is corrected in subsequent films. Surprisingly, the best acting in the movie is performed by Ronnie Raymond as Alexander; I had no idea that his voice was dubbed by Martin Stephens. The basic story for those who have never seen or heard of “Murder She Said”: When Miss Marple (Spinster and armchair sleuth), while riding on a train, looks over to a second train and sees a murder. She informs the local police. Of course, they find no clue and suspect Miss Marple of having a runaway imagination. Now it is up to Miss Marple to use her sleuthing skills to solve the mysterious murder at some great peril.