Monday Morning Maybe

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Black Coffee

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1931 | 78 min | Crime, Thriller, Mystery

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
A natural pick for people who can't resist a good whodunit and book lovers. The investigation drives everything, one lead at a time. Shelve it next to The Big Sleep or Point Blank. Adapted from a book, so readers can compare notes.
The mood
Tense, gritty.
The pace
Wastes no time getting going, at 1 hr 18 min. Done before bedtime.
What might put you off
  • Made in 1931: an older pace and style.
  • Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 2K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Leslie S. Hiscott

  • 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 WrightMiss Amory