Movie Background
Movie Poster

Murder Ahoy

During an annual board of trustees meeting, one of the trustees dies. Miss Marple thinks he’s been poisoned after finding a chemical on him. She sets off to investigate at the ship where he had just come from. The fourth and final film from the Miss Marple series starring Margaret Rutherford as the quirky amateur detective.

Director(s)

George Pollock

David Tomblin

Cast & Crew

David Tomblin

David Tomblin

-

Charles Tingwell

Charles Tingwell

Inspector Craddock

Henry Oscar

Henry Oscar

Lord Rudkin

Francis Matthews

Francis Matthews

Lt. Compton

Lionel Jeffries

Lionel Jeffries

Captain Rhumstone

Lucy Griffiths

Lucy Griffiths

Millie

Roy Holder

Roy Holder

Petty Officer Lamb

Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

Bishop

Derek Nimmo

Derek Nimmo

Sub-Lt. Eric Humbert

William Mervyn

William Mervyn

Breeze-Connington

Joan Benham

Joan Benham

Alice Fanbraid

Nicholas Parsons

Nicholas Parsons

Dr. Crump

Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Rutherford

Miss Jane Marple

Stringer Davis

Stringer Davis

Jim Stringer

George Pollock

George Pollock

-

Gerald Cross

Gerald Cross

Brewer

Norma Foster

Norma Foster

Asst. Matron Shirley Boston

Terence Edmond

Terence Edmond

Sgt. Bacon

Bernard Adams

Bernard Adams

Dusty Miller

Edna Petrie

Edna Petrie

Miss Pringle

Tony Quinn

Tony Quinn

Tramp

Details

GenresDrama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Comedy
Runtime1h 33 mins
Released on22 Sep 1964
Languageen
Produced InUnited Kingdom
Advertisement

Reviews

CinemaSerf

7/10

In my view, this is the weaker of the four "Miss Marple" films made by George Pollock for MGM. Margaret Rutherford is flawless as the trustee of a charity charged with the rehabilitation of young offenders and Lionel Jeffries provides the laughs as the Captain of "HMS Battledore" - the sailing sloop that is used to convert these youngsters from their recalcitrant ways. As one of her fellow trustees suddenly - and literally - snuffs it, "Miss Marple" suspects foul play and with the help of a home chemistry set (and, "Mr. Stringer", of course) deduces that he was ingeniously poisoned! She sets off to the seaside visit the ship and get to the bottom of it all, to the chagrin of virtually everyone concerned. All great japery-by-the-sea and we even get a bit of swordplay.

All Trailers

Murder Ahoy ≣ 1964 ≣ Trailer

Part of the Series

Murder She Said

Murder She Said

1961EN
Murder at the Gallop

Murder at the Gallop

1963EN
Murder Most Foul

Murder Most Foul

1964EN
Advertisement