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(ying)国影片。片长(zhang)90分，根據(ju)Mrs. McGinty's Dead改編，原(yuan)著是波羅故事。因影片将主角变为马普尔(er)小姐和(he)剧情的更(geng)改(gai)引起(qi)原小說作者克(ke)里斯蒂强烈(lie)不满，影片本身也遭遇(yu)票房和(he)评(ping)论惨败。主演Margaret Rutherford还出演過另外3部以马普尔小姐为(wei)主角的电影，其中1部亦是(shi)根(gen)据(ju)波洛故(gu)事改编(「葬(zang)礼(li)之后」)，另1部是(shi)原(yuan)创剧本。80年(nian)代在多部(bu)电视剧中(zhong)扮演塔彭(peng)丝的Francesca Annis也在本片(pian)中扮演一(yi)个(ge)小(xiao)角色。