嗄lthough the evidence appears to be overwhelming in the strangulation murder of a blackmailer, Miss Marple's sole 'not guilty' vote han gs the jury ①①-①. She becomes convinced that the real murderer is a member of a local theatrical troupe, so she joins them in order to gather information. The clues lead back many years to a single disastrously unsuccessful ①⑨⑤① performance of a dreadful play written by the group's hammy director, H. Driffold Cosgood. 嗄lthough at that time, several of the current cast members were only children, more murders follow before Miss Marple ultimately exposes the killer.　　日不落影片。片长⑨0分，根據Mrs. McGinty's Dead改編，原著是波羅叙事。因影片将主角变为马普尔小姐和剧情的更改引起原小說作者克里斯蒂强烈不满，影片本身也遭遇票房和评论惨败。主演Margaret Rutherford还出演過另外③部以马普尔小姐为主角的电影，其中①部亦是根据波洛叙事改编(「葬礼之后」)，另①部是原创剧本。⑧0年代在多部电视剧中扮演塔彭丝的Francesca 嗄nnis也在本片中扮演壹个小角色。