Agatha Christie mystery in which one of ten suspects in an isolated island mansion is a killer. Who is It?Agatha Christie mystery in which one of ten suspects in an isolated island mansion is a killer. Who is It?Agatha Christie mystery in which one of ten suspects in an isolated island mansion is a killer. Who is It?
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James Berwick
- Det. William Henry Blore
- (as James Kenny)
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- TriviaIn recent years, it has come to light that much of Agatha Christie's plot appears to have been inspired by a little known 1930 play by Owen Davis entitled The Ninth Guest, which utilized the same framework of people being brought together by an unknown host who proceeds to kill them one by one. Columbia Pictures' atmospheric film version of The Ninth Guest (1934) has never been released on home video, but is now in the public domain and can be found on eBay and iOffer.
- GoofsThe movie hits the usual beats in the final act: Armstrong disappears, the others think that he's Mr. Owen, Blore is killed, Vera and Lombard discover Amstrong's body, Vera and Lombard suspect each other. However, in this version, Blore is killed by a booby trap that Armstrong, had he been Mr. Owen, could have rigged well before his disappearance - there is no reason for Vera and Lombard to suspect each other once they discover Armstrong's body.
- ConnectionsVersion of And Then There Were None (1945)
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NOT BAD.....A MUST FOR FANS OF THE STORY
I really enjoyed this one, and it moves along quite nicely. Yes, it is only an hour long, but it is cohesive and well-done. I have seen every version save for the 1949 TV version, and I must say that this is one of the better ones. My ranking would probably go 1.Desyat Negrityat, 2.And Then There Were None, 3.Ten Little Indians (1959), 4.Ten Little Indians (1966), 5.Ten Little Indians (1989), 6.Ten Little Indians (1975). You can find a copy from "Movies Unlimited." It's an old TV print, but it's not so bad. I am keeping my fingers crossed for a digital remaster one day.
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- marseilletarot
- Jul 13, 2003
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