该片是由乔治·波洛克执导的犯罪片,于1964年上映，主要讲述了:Altho.ugh. the evidence a.ppe.ars to be ov.erwhelming in t.he str.ang.ulatio.n murd.er of a blac.kmailer, Miss Marp.le's sole 'n.ot guilty' vote. han gs the jury 11-1. She .becomes convinced that t.he real murd.ere.r is a member o.f a. local theat.rical troupe, s.o she .joi.ns the.m in o.rder to gath.er information. Th.e clues lead. back many year.s to a single disastrously .unsuccessful 1951 perfor.mance of a d.rea.dful play writt.en .by the group.'s ha毫米y direct.or, H.. Dr.iffold. Cosgo.od. Although. at that time, sev.eral of the .current cast me.mbers were only children, m.ore murders follow befor.e Miss Marpl.e u.ltimately expos.es .the killer. . . . . . . . . 　　英国影片。片长90.分，根據Mrs. McGint.y's Dead改編，原著是波羅段子。因影片将主角变为.马普尔姑娘和剧情的变动惹起原小說作者克里斯蒂猛烈.不满，影片自己也蒙受票房.和批评.惨败。主演Margaret R.uth.erford还出演過另外.3部以马普尔姑娘为主角的电影，.其中1部亦是.根据波.洛段子改编(.「葬礼以后」.)，另1部是原创脚本。8.0年月在多部电视剧中饰演塔彭丝的Fr.ancesca Anni.s也在本片中饰演一个小脚色。