Fanlistings
What is a fanlisting you might ask? A
fanlisting is simply an online listing of fans of a subject, such as a TV show,
actor, or musician, that is created by an individual and open for fans from
around the world to join. There are no costs, and the only requirements to join
a fanlisting are your name and country. Fanlistings do not have to be large
sites (although some are) - they are just a place where you can have your name
listed along with other fans of the same subject.
TheFanlistings.org is the original (but not
only) web directory for fanlistings, dedicated to uniting fans across the globe.
(from the FAQ of
TFL)
The movies
In the four films produced from
1961 - 1964 Miss Marple was portryed by the magnificent actress Margaret
Rutherford.
The first film (1961) is called
Murder, she said
and is based on the novel
4.50 From Paddington.
Miss Marple witnesses a man
strangling a woman through the window of a passing train. However, when police
cannot turn up any evidence of the homicide, they dismiss the amateur sleuth as
a dotty old woman. She enlists the help of Mr. Stringer, the village librarian
and a kindred spirit, to trace the exact point where the body was thrown from
the train. After the location is pinpointed at Ackenthorpe Hall, she is able to
insinuate herself into the manor house disguised as a maid. Although the lord of
the manor is a stingy but likable curmudgeon, Miss Marple suspects the body and
the murderer can be found on the premises.
The second film (1963) is called
Murder at the gallop and based on the
Hercule Poirot novel After the funeral.
When Miss Marple and Mr.
Stringer are soliciting for their charity that benefits paroled convicts, they
call on the home of wealthy Mr. Enderby. They are shocked to witness his heart
failure culminating in his fall down the stairs to his death. Miss Marple
suspects that someone "frightened him to death" intentionally by a cat, but she
cannot interest Inspector Craddock in her theory. She correctly surmises that
one of Enderby's four heirs is guilty of his murder, and her theory is confirmed
when two of them end up murdered.
The third film (1964) is called
Murder most foul
and based on the
Hercule Poirot novel Mrs. McGinty's Dead.
Although the evidence appears to be overwhelming
in the strangulation murder of a blackmailer, Miss Marple's sole 'not guilty'
vote hangs 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.
The fourth film (1964) is called
Murder Ahoy and not based on any Christie work.
Miss Marple 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. As in all of her endeavors, Miss
Marple intends to take an active role in the job and even shows up to the board
meeting dressed in naval blues. When a fellow trustee is poisoned just prior to
his making some kind of revelation, Miss Marple decides to use her position to
spend time on the ship. This upsets the vessel's fragile social network as she
dispossesses blustering Captain Rhumstone from his quarters. When two ship's
officers are later found murdered also, Miss Marple enlists help from her friend
Jim Stringer and Inspector Craddock to expose the murderer.
Murder she said
Simply named after the first of the movies^^.
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