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.

Cast & crew

Austin TrevorHercule Poirot

Adrianne AllenLucia Amory

Richard CooperCapt. Hastings

Elizabeth AllanBarbara Amory

C. V. FranceSir Claude Amory

Philip StrangeRichard Amory

Dino GalvaniDr. Carelli

Michael ShepleyRaynor

Melville CooperInsp. Japp

Marie Wright

Marie WrightMiss Amory

Leila Page

Leila Page(uncredited)