Lord Edgware Dies (1934)
1h 22m | PG-13
A talented American actress enlists the help of the famed Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, to negotiate a divorce from her husband, Lord Edgware, only to find him the next day stabbed to death in his library. Who would want him dead?
Director: Henry Edwards
Studio: Real Art Productions
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Video: 720p
Cast
Austin Trevor
as Hercule Poirot
Jane Carr
as Lady Edgware / Carlotta Adams
Richard Cooper
as Captain Hastings
John Turnbull
as Inspector Japp
Michael Shepley
as Captain Ronald Marsh
Leslie Perrins
as Bryan Martin
Reviews
Austin Trevor dons his best Belgian accent as "Hercule Poirot", the famous detective here called in to investigate the fatal stabbing of the wealthy Lord Edgware (CV France). It doesn't take us long to discover that his wife (Jane Carr) was seeking a divorce so she could marry the "Duke of Merton" (Esme Percy) - could that be a motive? Well he and Scotland Yard's finest "Inspector Japp" (John Turnbull) must find out. It moves along nicely, this, and is fairly faithful to Agatha Christie's original story. Sure, Austin Trevor's persona takes a bit of getting used to and the style of the production is very stage bound, but it is still quite an engaging budget murder mystery, with some decent acting efforts that I quite enjoyed.