Murder She Said

Murder She Said
Directed byGeorge Pollock
Screenplay byDavid Pursall
Jack Seddon
Story byDavid D. Osborn (adaptation)
Based on4.50 from Paddington
1957 novel
by Agatha Christie
Produced byGeorge H. Brown
StarringMargaret Rutherford
Arthur Kennedy
Muriel Pavlow
James Robertson Justice
CinematographyGeoffrey Faithfull
Edited byErnest Walter
Music byRon Goodwin
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
  • 26 September 1961 (1961-09-26) (UK)
  • 7 January 1962 (1962-01-07) (US)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Murder She said is a 1961 comedy/murder mystery film directed by George Pollock, based on the 1957 novel 4.50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie. The production stars Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple, along with Arthur Kennedy, Muriel Pavlow, James Robertson Justice, and Stringer Davis (Rutherford's husband).

MGM made three sequels, Murder at the Gallop, Murder Most Foul and Murder Ahoy!, all with Rutherford starring as Miss Marple. She also cameoed as Marple in MGM's The Alphabet Murders, which starred Tony Randall as Hercule Poirot.