Film

Black Coffee

1931Directed by Leslie S. Hiscott

Where to watch

No streaming, free, rental, or purchase options are currently listed in the United States.

Availability data provided by JustWatch through TMDB. Options can change.

Released
Runtime
1h 18m

About Black Coffee

  • Crime
  • Thriller
  • Mystery

Synopsis

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.

Director
  • Leslie S. Hiscott
Writers
  • Agatha Christie
  • Brock Williams
  • H. Fowler Mear

Principal cast

In billing order