After Miss Jane Marple is made a trustee of a merchant marine training vessel, a fellow trustee is poisoned, and ship's officers are later murdered after she comes on board. Just as he is about to administer the coup de grace, however, he is hit over the head from behind by Mr. Stringer who, alarmed at what might be going on, had secretly rowed out in the dark. He begs Chief Inspector Craddock (Charles 'Bud' Tingwell) to find a way to get her off the ship, saying: "She's a jinx! It does, however, employ elements of the 1952 Miss Marple story They Do It With Mirrors. Battledore was portrayed on deck by T.S. You're a fine sea dog captain, but it seems to me the Battledore could do with a woman's hand at the helm." Luckily, amateur sleuth Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) is around to investigate, deducing that Cecil was poisoned. However, when he inhales snuff, he has a heart attack and dies. Seeing the hilt of the sword toward him, he mistakenly thinks he has been found guilty but is corrected by Miss Marple. Favourite Quadrilogy Made by One Director? Her first night on board, one of the officers is murdered - run through with a sword and then hanged. As Miss Marple steps into the dinghy to leave the ship, Matron and the Captain wave good-bye from the deck. Alternate Versions The action takes place mainly on board an old wooden-walled battleship, HMS Battledore, which has been purchased by a Trust for the rehabilitation of young criminals, and intended by the founder to put backbone into young jellyfish. AHOY THERE! The Marple films are endearingly modest productions, redeemed by peerless performances and mostly sharp scripts. Goofs H.M.S. View production, box office, & company info. Although the first couple of Dame Margaret Rutherford's Miss Jane Marple movies did well at the U.K. box-office, the third did not, and this fourth and final effort sat on the shelf in the U.K. for more than a year before finally getting released in October 1965 as the bottom half of a double bill with The Sandpiper (1965). is the last of four Miss Marple films made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer that starred Margaret Rutherford. Miss Jane Marple (Dame Margaret Rutherford) investigates the murder of one of her fellow trustees of a fund which rehabilitates young criminals. Nevertheless, he announces that he must resign just the same because Matron wants to get married, and so does he. However, except for Miss Marple from the novel, none of the characters have been borrowed over. Arethusa, a training ship used by the Royal Navy (known in later years as the "Peking"). Specifically, the Battledorn is a training ship for teenage boys with criminal tendencies, who are supposedly being set on the straight and narrow path - when, in fact, one of the members of the crew is training them for careers in housebreaking. It is composed mainly of Pan and Penguin crime paperbacks (including duplicate editions of "Follow the Saint" by. He and Matron embrace joyfully. This mystery wasn't nearly as compelling as some of the previous ones but Margaret Rutherford is still … Miss Marple sets a trap: she announces to the crew that she knows that the poison was administered using a mousetrap as a booby-trap. Shortly after joining the board of management of the Trust, Miss Marple witnesses the sudden death of a fellow trustee, who has just returned from a surprise visit to the ship. Synopsis 19 of 21 people found this review helpful. Spend the evening in the ballroom of an extravagant cruise ship that is bound for an exotic northern location…. The film does, however, employ elements of the Miss Marple story They Do It With Mirrors. | With Margaret Rutherford, Lionel Jeffries, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, William Mervyn. Arethusa, a training ship used by the Royal Navy (known in later years as the "Peking"). This is a violation of the golden rule of the trust that there should be "no hanky-panky between the sexes" on board ship, and they now intend to get married, which would disqualify him for his position as Captain. For this third outing, David Pursall and Jack Seddon wrote an original screenplay not based on any of Dame Agatha Christie's works. The film was made in 1964 and directed by George Pollock, with David Pursall and Jack Seddon credited with the script. The story of the real ship may have inspired the script in many ways, as the Arethusa was used for many years as a sail … Somewhat unreasonably, the Captain blames Miss Marple for this. She soon stumbles onto more murders, and a ring of thieves. With Yannick Bisson, Thomas Craig, Helene Joy, Jonny Harris. Miss Jane Marple (Dame Margaret Rutherford) is extremely proud when she is appointed to the board of trustees of a merchant marine training vessel whose mission is to rehabilitate young criminals. However, the aft section of the ship in this movie featuring the panoramic stern windows of the Captain's cabin was a creation (as a matte painting in the wide shots and a set in the closer ones), as the real ship's stern had no resemblance to it. is the last of four Miss Marple films, made by MGM and starring Margaret Rutherford. He fully realises that it is a golden rule of the trust that there should be no hanky-panky between the sexes on board ship, so he makes his farewell and turns to go. This upsets the vessel's fragile social network as she dispossesses blustering Captain Sydney De Courcy Rhumstone (Lionel Jeffries) from his quarters. Play. Crazy Credits When Miss Jane Marple joins a theatrical company after a blackmailer is murdered, several members of the troupe are also dispatched by this mysterious killer. H.M.S. Directed by Laurie Lynd. She decides to visit the ship to see what he may have learned that would cause someone to kill him. Miss Marple goes to the Battledore to investigate and has a cold reception of Captain Sydney De Courcy Rhumstone (Lionel Jeffries). When Miss Jane Marple reports witnessing a murder through the window of a passing train, the police dismiss her as a dotty spinster when no trace of the crime can be found. She's blowing an ill wind!". As in the three previous films, Margaret Rutherford plays Miss Jane Marple, Bud Tingwell is (Chief) Inspector Craddock and Stringer Davis (Rutherford's real-life husband) plays Mr Stringer. During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot (Sir Peter Ustinov) is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs. Victory), an important date on the British Naval calendar. Murder Ahoy! As he enters the state-room to hear the verdict, he sees his sword on the table with the hilt toward him, and mistakenly infers that he has been found guilty. She's a Jonah! When two ship's officers are later found murdered as well, Miss Marple enlists help from her friend Mr. Jim Stringer (Stringer Davis) and Inspector Craddock (Charles "Bud" Tingwell) to expose the murderer. Title: Miss Jane Marple was the 1931 Ladies' National Fencing Champion. Miss Marple stops him, saying, "I think I speak for my fellow trustees when I say that golden rule is hereby rescinded. She hints that she intends to reveal the murderer's identity shortly. The music was by Ron Goodwin. The Captain faces a court martial for failing to prevent the embezzlement which occurred under his command. Soon she discovers that there are many thieves on board and a great embezzlement of the rehabilitation fund, in the middle of a series of murders. Soundtracks, We see Miss Jane Marple's (Dame Margaret Rutherford's) impressive library. I note that Stringer died soon after the death of Dame Rutherford. Unlike the previous three films that were adapted from Christie novels – The 4.50 from Paddington (Murder, She Said – the only Miss Marple novel used), After the Funeral (a Poirot mystery, adapted for Miss Marple with the title Murder at the Gallop) and Mrs. McGinty's Dead (another Poirot novel, adapted as Murder Most Foul) – this film used an original screenplay that was not based on any of Christie's stories. List of Agatha Christie's Poirot episodes. The snuff seems to have been laced with strychnine and it's a clear cut case of murder. Location shots included Denham Village and St Mawes, Cornwall.[1]. Showing all 6 items Jump to: Summaries (5) ... To investigate she goes aboard the ship used to train the juveniles, much to the distress of Captain Sydney De Courcy Rhumstone (Lionel Jeffries). Looking for something to watch? In Murder Ahoy, Marple discovers a ship of thieves. Murder Ahoy! It did, however, borrow a few obscure plot details from "They Do It With Mirrors", and there is a delightful moment when Miss Jane Marple pays homage to Christie's long-running play, "The Mousetrap". Battledore) and paperback (for Miss Jane Marple). She finds a large sum of money hidden in a cannon which turns out to have been embezzled by Commander Breeze-Connington, money he feels is owed to him after he was passed over for promotion. Was this review helpful to you? On a newly christened passenger lake ship to investigate a threat to it, Murdoch must investigate an apparent death of a woman overboard, only to discover a far more complex mystery on board. Based on their interpretation of Agatha Christie's 'Miss Marple'.". She then notes that she'll "say no more - otherwise, I'll spoil it for you!". Bacon (Terence Edmond) secretly hiding in wait for the murderer to attempt to silence her. There is also an entirely tongue-in-cheek reference to The Mousetrap, the Christie play that has been running continuously on the West End since 1952. At her first board meeting, one of her fellow trustees rises with what he says is important news and after inhaling a pinch of snuff, falls over dead. Miss Marple sets a trap by pretending to be left alone at night on the deserted ship, but secretly smuggling in Chief Inspector Craddock and another policeman. She soon stumbles onto more murders, and a ring of thieves. To investigate she goes aboard the ship used to train the juveniles, much to the distress of the Captain. Miss Jane Marple (Dame Margaret Rutherford) investigates the murder of one of her fellow trustees of a fund which rehabilitates young criminals. The on-screen credit read "Original screenplay by David Pursall and Jack Seddon. Apple Inc. Miss Marple and Breeze-Connington engage in a ferocious fencing match, before she is disarmed. This FAQ is empty. As in the previous three, the actress plays Agatha Christie's amateur sleuth Miss Jane Marple, with Charles 'Bud' Tingwell as (Chief) Inspector Craddock and Stringer Davis (Rutherford's real-life husband) playing Mr Stringer. She soon stumbles onto more murders, and a ring of thieves. Her grandfather, Sir Bertram Marple (Admiral of the Fleet), founded The Cape of Good Hope Youth Reclamation Centre and its training ship, H.M.S. When Cecil Ffolly-Hardwicke, co-owner of an ex-naval ship, dies suddenly, a string of similar deaths follows. You're a fine sea dog captain, but it seems to me the Battledore could do with a woman's hand at the helm. Sure enough, the Executive Officer ("No.1" in Naval parlance, yet meaning 2 i/c), Commander Breeze-Connington (William Mervyn), appears, and informs her that he has embezzled a large sum of money which he feels is owed to him because he was unjustly passed over for promotion, and that he committed the three preceding murders to avoid being exposed, and that he intends to kill her on the spot. Miss Jane Marple (Dame Margaret Rutherford) investigates the murder of one of her fellow trustees of a fund which rehabilitates young criminals. And welcome aboard! The great detective, Hercule Poirot, digs deeper into the case. | After Miss Jane Marple is made a trustee of a merchant marine training vessel, a fellow trustee is poisoned, and ship's officers are later murdered after she comes on board. Margaret Rutherford, Lionel Jeffries, Bud Tingwell. Addeddate 2018-09-04 23:26:28 Identifier Murder.Ahoy.1964 Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.3 . 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