Black Coffee

The story

Black Coffee is a 1931 British detective film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott. Based on the 1930 play Black Coffee by Agatha Christie featuring her famous private detective Hercule Poirot, it stars Austin Trevor as Poirot with Richard Cooper playing his companion Captain Hastings. A famous but hated scientist, Sir Amory, is killed during a house party, and some of his valuable papers are missing. Poirot rapidly determines the cause of death and the motive, then narrows down the suspects to the most likely culprit.

In the same saga

Hercule Poirot (Austin Trevor) Collection

In release order

Alibi

1931

This film

Black Coffee

1931

Lord Edgware Dies

1934

Cast

A Austin TrevorHercule Poirot A Adrianne AllenLucia Amory R Richard CooperCapt. Hastings E Elizabeth AllanBarbara Amory C C. V. FranceSir Claude Amory P Philip StrangeRichard Amory D Dino GalvaniDr. Carelli M Michael ShepleyRaynor M Melville CooperInsp. Japp M Marie WrightMiss Amory L Leila Page(uncredited)