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. 英国影片。片长90分,根據Mrs. McGinty's 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。
一部令人忍俊不禁的喜剧。四个贼人在策划一桩钻石盗窃案,成员有患有口吃的肯(麦克·帕林 Michael Palin饰)、乔治(汤姆·乔治森Tom Georgeson饰)、乔治的女友旺达(杰米·李·柯蒂斯 Jamie Lee Curtis饰)——碰巧肯把他最爱吃的鱼也称为“旺达”、奥托(凯文·克莱恩 Kevin Kline饰)。尽管盗窃过程发生了小插曲,几人还是得到了价值连城的宝贝,怎料麻烦事却一桩接一桩。 旺达和奥托出卖乔治向警察告密,乔治被捕,钻石却被他藏了起来。为了打听钻石下落,旺达色诱乔治的律师利奇(约翰·克立斯 John Cleese饰),险些被利奇自己捉奸在床。慌乱逃脱的旺达遗留了一条项链在利奇家,上面有打开钻石宝盒的钥匙。 旺达沮丧万分,千方百计问利奇要回项链,欲速不达的她闹出了幕幕笑话,那边厢凶神恶煞的肯又即将杀到……