Thank you so much for sharing this treasure. As an avid Agatha Christie fan I have looked for this movie for the past 36 years. So happy to have finally found it! Thanks again!
Thank you so so much for this! Amazing to see an 87 year old film, perfect for a drizzly winter afternoon. Very much theatrical and of its time but eminently watchable. Poirot is great (despite looking wrong). Hastings is beyond annoying and can’t even walk up stairs like a normal person. Lady E’s frocks are spectacular. The duke looks absolutely ancient although the actor was only 40ish, and his use of a quill pen makes it even worse. Interesting to see such an early piece of cinema: some nice editing and occasional use of zoom and pan cameras. Enormous fun despite its rushed ending and the lack of explanation of several plot points. It’s a difficult story to present onscreen, and the later versions don’t quite pull it off, but this has real charm. Thank you so much. More obscure Agatha please!
This is such a great artifact, a true product of the early 30s! I enjoyed it very much! People who are barking that it’s “not true to the book” don’t understand film values from this time, and certainly don’t have a sense of history. I do! Thanks so much for uploading this!
I agree ..i dont think ive ever seen an agatha christie adaptation that is particularly faithful to the books, from any era, its a silly criticism really..an adaptation is just that, adapted..it's wonderful being able to see something this old!
The main problem is that none of the clues are given in advance (we don't see the ripped letter, the conversation at dinner, etc.) so it's impossible for the audience to solve and not fair...unlike the book.
@@lucyw.7597 You are incorrect, as the original Murder on the Orient Express is strictly by the book. Do some research before you quote misinformation.
@@jonniereynolds7915 Yes, you're right, however it's the only one I can think of that is. There are over 30 feature film adaptations of Christie novels, and more than 50 tv adaptations...so one error in my comment is hardly the end of the world. You can correct a mistake politely though. There is no need to do it with such ignorant rudeness.
@@lucyw.7597 A lot of the earlier episodes with Suchet are pretty faithful. In the shorter episodes they sometimes added stuff because the short stories they were based on didn't have enough material for 50 minutes of TV and in the longer ones they sometimes cut one or two characters who weren't strictly necessary but overall, they're as faithful as an adaptation can be. Later on they started adding more changes (which I personally don't have a problem with).
It didn't matter if the timecode was on it. This hasn't ruined my enjoyment. This is a good version of the Poirot films, well acted. Please continue to put films like this on here.
The years these pictures were being made they had good storylines and fairly good plots that did not drag on too,too,too long!!!!! Thanks,because I was born in 1961,enjoying watching!!!
Glad I found this channel, that was a grand little film 😄 RUclipsrs have given me many a treat posting films I thought I would never see again and those I've never seen.
Looking at this at first I thought the short chap with a moustache would have to be Poirot - what a surprise to realise it was Hastings. :D I read only recently that the first films had a Poirot minus moustache - he is also much taller. I never expected to find it on RUclips, so thanks for uploading! They do a great job, the script too is pretty good. Christie has so many twists and turns it must be a nightmare for a scriptwriter to keep it coherent while still intriguing.
There are many changes to the original book in this movie. For example, Poirot is portrayed as French, he is too tall and with no 'trademark' moustache. Hastings is also far too short to have been a guards captain; he would likely never have been accepted into a WW1 army as an officer because of his diminutive stature. Even the RAMC in the later war, WW2, had a minimum height restriction of 5'2" [62 inches; roughly 1.5 metres]. Furthermore, it's hard to believe that such an inept person as the one portrayed here could have risen to the rank of Captain. And Japp is very unconvincing as a Scotland Yard police sergeant. Why would he divulge what should be confidential police business to an amateur sleuth? He would lose his job, and could be fined or imprisoned, for doing that. At least much of the basic plot is reasonably intact. And it is a pretty good yarn, being intriguing, entertaining and humorous. I'd guess that the cast had a few good laughs during the time that this was being filmed.
I never knew that there were 'Poirot' movies this early on. I knew of 'Poirot' being played by Tony Randall, Albert Finney, Peter Ustinov, David Suchet, Kenneth Brannagh, and now John Malkovich. Too bad that the other two films with this actor are lost (?).
@@rubytuesday5412 Finney also did a good job and Peter Ustinov was charming. Brannagh made a hash of "Murder on the Orient Express". It's said that Dame Agatha like the Finney version.
Wonderfully crisp print and clear sound! It's a glimpse of the time films transitioned from a stationary to a moving POV made possible by a variety of camera angles and editing. Fascinating and fun!
What a fantastic find. Thank you for sharing. I can't help thinking that the actor portraying Captain Hastings looks more like I imagine Poirot to look and vice versa...
It's so surreal seeing a contemporary version of an Agatha Christie story, produced in the same timeframe she set her stories, rather than the nostalgic versions we have now.
I had no idea this film was available to watch anywhere! I've been after this movie for years! I look forward to watching it tomorrow. Thank you so much for making this available for people to enjoy.
By size and high-pitched voice, the actor playing Hastings should have been cast as Poirot. Anyone who has read the Christie stories will see my point.
Even thought at first it was one of poireau s trick to switch places to remain incognito lol ,, and this poirot is more of a sherlock holmes type guy lol
For all wondering, the counter at the top of the screen is called timecode and was created when the film was transferred to video, probably in the 1980's. Who knows why they put in a timecode window? The transfer can be made without it. But this is all there is, so enjoy it for the artifact it is. @TheVault, thank you for the upload.
You are so right. Once I stopped reading a novel( ofSAS) I think, as the author depicted a cat eating the bowels off a dead man in the streets. No mystery,just grosss scenes.....
This is an amazingly good version of the book considering its age. Of course it's seems quite dated now, but it's really very enjoyable. My only problem is with the actor playing Poirot. I know that in the 1930's they wouldn't have chosen an actor who resembled the book description of Poirot, but it's still a bit of a shock to see him played by someone who's the tallest person in the room! I also don't like having Captain Hastings portrayed as a bit of a fool; I felt the same way about how Dr. Watson was usually portrayed in movies from a similar era. All in all though, a good movie that I enjoyed seeing. Thanks for uploading it!
Merla Pittman: Why wouldn't they have chosen an actor who looked like the character?Wasn't it a 30s thing?No tash & aprox 6',?Mind u,the films r never true to the books.A real shame that the stories are always altered.Margaret Rutherford couldn't have been less like Miss Marple & Agatha herself didn't like the portrayal.I've learned never to read a book first if planning to watch the movie!LOL
I feel that while all of the Poirot films are interesting. . .Dame Agatha would have absolutely loved the performance and portrayal of her great detective by David Suchet the most. . .Too bad she never saw David bring her character to life!
You have to admit that 'Hercule' speaks with a darn good French accent for an Irishman, when he's on the phone at 1:05:32 ... Austin Trevor was presumably bilingual (at least). He claimed he actually got the part because he could imitate the accent well.
Something of a curiosity, unsubtle and frequently silly, but worth watching if you are an Agatha Christie fan. One can see why Christie hated most of the film adaptations of her novels.
It's possible. But in the books, half the time Poirot didn't correct people's wrong assumptions of him because he knew it would be in his favor. So I assume that might be why they didn't have him refute it here.
Hercule Poirot without his famous mustaches? No, no, say it isn’t so. And what is this about Poirot being French? I’ll have you know that he is Belgian. Poor Captain Hastings is reduced to playing his comic sidekick. It was fun to watch so, thank you for posting this film.
Very grateful for this vintage gem🙏 Since i discovered this on your amazing channel, may i request black coffee 1931 (i think).. And the murder of dr harrigan 1936/37, and murder at Greenwich Village 1937.. I could go on, but just these.. For now maybe.. Sorry to bother.. Thank you for giving us these lost classics !
Superb introductory music! I wish than more movies had scores as good as this one. Notice the very careful use of music throughout the film too. At no point did the actors have to fight against intrusive music; something which modern movie and TV directors have forgotten almost entirely.
I am pleasantly surprised the screenplay followed the novel as closely as it did. And the police aren't played as complete dimwits! Quite a nice discovery.
Nearly a hundred years ago and how beautiful was the language, the clothing and the culture of the western hemisphere. Adorable and probably everyone in this wonderful piece of art has already passed away.
Erm, this is not the language, culture and clothing of the "western hemisphere", it is a film, in which we are required to suspend disbelief and enter an entirely fictional world that might as well be set on Mars for all the resemblance to reality. Nothing wrong with that of course, as long as you realise that it's fantasy!
@@MrDorbel it shows the mannerisms of that era and explicitly so, and it's a proof of a time and everyday life long gone, when men used to look good because of what they were wearing no matter what social class they belonged to. It's a state of beauty that has vanished and very much so. It was a state of the art of the culture of the western hemisphere that is long gone. That's a fact.
@@sarahg3500 It's a film Sarah, actors on a set in costume and bears no more relation to reality than Spiderman 2! That was the whole point of films like this, a bit of fantasy for the working class, where people dressed for dinner and had servants. I suggest evening classes in history, educate yourself!
@@MrDorbel A lot of people actually DID dress for dinner and have servants in the 1930s. So although most people in Britain didn't live like that, it was hardly a 'fantasy for the working class'.
This movie is taking some getting used to, as one person remarked that the persons playing Poirot and Captain Hastings should be reversed. I am enjoying it though and find there is a light comedy that makes me laugh. Thank you for posting it.
When Hastings looks more like Poirot than Poirot does :p Thanks ever so much for sharig this thouhg, always good to see an Agatha Christie movie i havent seen yet.
I have a feeling that Mr. Trevor objected to looking like the character as described in the Christie books, but he could have at least worn a mustache.
Thank you! Interesting how the more modern version switched the physical appearance of the characters - the captain is now tall and shaven while Poirot is now the shorter man with a mustache. I guess in the olden days they wanted a more attractive detective rather than a more eccentric one.
I think these actors of Peroit, Hastings and Japp were practicing for the newer version that we watched for many years following which I enjoyed more. ❤❤❤
I read that the actor playing Poirot said in an interview that he was cast simply because he could speak French; they didn't really care that he didn't look like the Poirot of the books.
Wow! I just found out that it was written in 1933 and was already on film in 1934. I have yet to watch it, but being a huge fan of Agatha Christie, I am sure to have a great time later today, watching it.
"Its very affective you know, against white marble" 😹 a true diva 👌, nice flick and very crisp to the eyes compared to the dozens of blurred gems floating about.. 👌🐈⬛️
I loved this, I prefer the old movies as they seem so much better than today’s because they have great story lines and don’t have to rely on blood, guts and sex thrown in your face!
Thank you 😊. One thing that always bothers me about book adaptations, is when the author explicitly describes physical features in detail and the creators behind the adaptations simply ignore them. Like what was already said a simple mustache added would've helped. Especially seeing Christie was still alive during this production
At the time this movie was created, it was probably not known that people who saw the movie would have read the book. The entertainment industry was brand spankin' new and they didn't really know we'd be watching this movie almost 100 years later. It was a different time, and people honestly didn't have as much access to common cultural knowledge.
Even thought at first it was one of poireau s trick to switch places to remain incognito lol ,, and this poirot is more of a sherlock holmes type guy lol
The fascinating thing about these earliest Poirot movies is they make so much more sense if you stop thinking about Agatha Christie and Hercule Poirot being iconic in their own right and instead think of them as an excuse to rip something else off, like modern producers trying to turn every fantasy series into Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones. Agatha Christie admitted Poirot, Hastings, and Japp started out as homages to Holmes, Watson, and Lestrade, and in this movie they are almost literally just Holmes, Watson, and Lestrade but by different names. It's Sherlock Holmes-lite. Fast forward a few decades, and Poirot's mustache, accent, and profession were an excuse to have Tony Randall basically play his own version of Inspector Clouseau in a swinging 60's slapstick caper like The Pink Panther. Then in the 70's producers realized Christie's novels were an excuse for exotic locations, period costumes, legendary actors getting to overact as exaggerated archetypes, and trying to fit as many screen legends as possible into the same frame while Poirot explains to the audience whether or not they were able to guess the ending correctly. Now that formula has its own imitators instead of the other way around.
Only a year after the book came out? Probably much more realistic in terms of props, clothing, hair, mannerisms, sets, etc., of the time. Certainly not wall to wall Art Deco. Interesting also the men can wear hats indoors at the races, and top hats for the sporting crowd. I wonder what the societal rules stated.
I think it's marvelous when someone takes the time and trouble to download older films. Thank you so much.
Yes!
Absolutely 💕 Many thanks 🙏
upload, you mean.
@@MarcusCactus LOL true.
@@RanBlakePiano old films are great fun compared to today's trash.
Thank you so much for sharing this treasure. As an avid Agatha Christie fan I have looked for this movie for the past 36 years. So happy to have finally found it! Thanks again!
hi yes a good old film not seen it before different poirot guite good n hastings cheers cas dorset
Another dedicated film fan, eh? Was it as you remembered? 😎
Rex. It’s fantastic!!! I’ve saved it. 💜💜
@@CAROLNA eh?
I do not care that it is not picture perfect, I am just so grateful to see it, thanks so much for the upload
I absolutely agree! I've never saw this before!
Totally agree. Thanks for the upload
My gratitude as well; if only the earlier iterations/adaptations had been preserved.
Also known as _Dead Man's Folly_ , if I am not mistaken?
@@bonghunezhou5051
NO, you are incorrect, it’s other name is Thirteen For Dinner.
@michelegallagher9And all the moustaches are on the upper lip.lol184
Thank you so so much for this! Amazing to see an 87 year old film, perfect for a drizzly winter afternoon. Very much theatrical and of its time but eminently watchable. Poirot is great (despite looking wrong). Hastings is beyond annoying and can’t even walk up stairs like a normal person. Lady E’s frocks are spectacular. The duke looks absolutely ancient although the actor was only 40ish, and his use of a quill pen makes it even worse. Interesting to see such an early piece of cinema: some nice editing and occasional use of zoom and pan cameras. Enormous fun despite its rushed ending and the lack of explanation of several plot points. It’s a difficult story to present onscreen, and the later versions don’t quite pull it off, but this has real charm. Thank you so much. More obscure Agatha please!
Poirot with no mustache!
This is such a great artifact, a true product of the early 30s! I enjoyed it very much! People who are barking that it’s “not true to the book” don’t understand film values from this time, and certainly don’t have a sense of history. I do! Thanks so much for uploading this!
I agree ..i dont think ive ever seen an agatha christie adaptation that is particularly faithful to the books, from any era, its a silly criticism really..an adaptation is just that, adapted..it's wonderful being able to see something this old!
The main problem is that none of the clues are given in advance (we don't see the ripped letter, the conversation at dinner, etc.) so it's impossible for the audience to solve and not fair...unlike the book.
@@lucyw.7597
You are incorrect, as the original Murder on the Orient Express is strictly by the book. Do some research before you quote misinformation.
@@jonniereynolds7915 Yes, you're right, however it's the only one I can think of that is. There are over 30 feature film adaptations of Christie novels, and more than 50 tv adaptations...so one error in my comment is hardly the end of the world. You can correct a mistake politely though. There is no need to do it with such ignorant rudeness.
@@lucyw.7597 A lot of the earlier episodes with Suchet are pretty faithful. In the shorter episodes they sometimes added stuff because the short stories they were based on didn't have enough material for 50 minutes of TV and in the longer ones they sometimes cut one or two characters who weren't strictly necessary but overall, they're as faithful as an adaptation can be. Later on they started adding more changes (which I personally don't have a problem with).
It didn't matter if the timecode was on it. This hasn't ruined my enjoyment. This is a good version of the Poirot films, well acted. Please continue to put films like this on here.
I am very surprised to see this film. I have never heard of it, and I thought I had seen all Agatha Christie's films.
The years these pictures were being made they had good storylines and fairly good plots that did not drag on too,too,too long!!!!! Thanks,because I was born in 1961,enjoying watching!!!
We enjoyed this very much. The soundtrack was so clear and loud, unlike many vintage films. Thank you!
Thank you, going through health problems, these type of films help by refreshing and entertaining
From the physical descriptions in the books, the actors playing Poirot and Hastings should have been switched. Poirot’s famous mustache is missing!
Yes, strange casting
You voice my opinion exactly.
And was he not described as being short in the books?
I agree with you . As I have to admit , the film eventually knocked me out .
And he abhorred being called (gasp!) French. Or being hurried anywhere! Still, this is fun so far.
I absolutely Love these oldies and goodies so much; They give me pleasures that these modern movies can't even touch.
Excellent 'French' accent from Austin Trevor. But I miss the moustache. LOL! Thank you!
Heard about this from Kemper Donovan's podcast "All About Agatha" and thank you!
Thank you for giving us this! It's really great to see such early films.
Glad I found this channel, that was a grand little film 😄 RUclipsrs have given me many a treat posting films I thought I would never see again and those I've never seen.
what a long way we have come with David Suchet and Hugh Fraser!!!
Many thanks for sharing this wonderful film. Really enjoyed watching it.
Thanks so much. I have wanted to see this forever. I enjoyed it!
Looking at this at first I thought the short chap with a moustache would have to be Poirot - what a surprise to realise it was Hastings. :D I read only recently that the first films had a Poirot minus moustache - he is also much taller. I never expected to find it on RUclips, so thanks for uploading! They do a great job, the script too is pretty good. Christie has so many twists and turns it must be a nightmare for a scriptwriter to keep it coherent while still intriguing.
There are many changes to the original book in this movie. For example, Poirot is portrayed as French, he is too tall and with no 'trademark' moustache. Hastings is also far too short to have been a guards captain; he would likely never have been accepted into a WW1 army as an officer because of his diminutive stature. Even the RAMC in the later war, WW2, had a minimum height restriction of 5'2" [62 inches; roughly 1.5 metres]. Furthermore, it's hard to believe that such an inept person as the one portrayed here could have risen to the rank of Captain. And Japp is very unconvincing as a Scotland Yard police sergeant. Why would he divulge what should be confidential police business to an amateur sleuth? He would lose his job, and could be fined or imprisoned, for doing that. At least much of the basic plot is reasonably intact. And it is a pretty good yarn, being intriguing, entertaining and humorous. I'd guess that the cast had a few good laughs during the time that this was being filmed.
🙏🏻 Thanks so much for sharing this little GEM with us! 💌💕💞
I never knew that there were 'Poirot' movies this early on. I knew of 'Poirot' being played by Tony Randall, Albert Finney, Peter Ustinov, David Suchet, Kenneth Brannagh, and now John Malkovich. Too bad that the other two films with this actor are lost (?).
Tony Randall was the worst! Lol But I still kind of enjoyed the movie simply because it was an AC!
And the only one who, in my opinion, did the role justice was David Suchet.
@@lifewithklc ~ There is no other Poirot as far as I'm concerned.
John Malkovich? That's just plain wrong!
@@rubytuesday5412 IKR?! I love John Malkovich, but not as Hercule.
@@rubytuesday5412 Finney also did a good job and Peter Ustinov was charming. Brannagh made a hash of "Murder on the Orient Express". It's said that Dame Agatha like the Finney version.
Thank you so much for these movies, and your time and effort bringing them to us!!! 🙂
Wonderfully crisp print and clear sound! It's a glimpse of the time films transitioned from a stationary to a moving POV made possible by a variety of camera angles and editing. Fascinating and fun!
Thank you for posting! I’m a huge film and Christie buff yet somehow never even knew this existed.
Obviously you are not a knowledgeable fan, as this film would be well known to you. DA.
@@jonniereynolds7915 Stop flirting, you smooth talker, you.
Thank you always, RUclips for this wonderful service and to those such as The Vault for providing such wonderful films for our enjoyment. 😊
I ENJOYED THE MOVIE. IT LOOKED PRETTY GOOD ON MY LAPTOP. THANK YOU.
What a fantastic find. Thank you for sharing. I can't help thinking that the actor portraying Captain Hastings looks more like I imagine Poirot to look and vice versa...
It's so surreal seeing a contemporary version of an Agatha Christie story, produced in the same timeframe she set her stories, rather than the nostalgic versions we have now.
Beautiful! Loved it and Thank You for posting. here's to hoping for some more :)
I had no idea this film was available to watch anywhere! I've been after this movie for years! I look forward to watching it tomorrow. Thank you so much for making this available for people to enjoy.
You might find the German silent version of The Secret Adversary of interest, too. It's also on my channel.
Thank you for this early peek at Hercule Poirot.
save to my playlist.. thanks for this treasure...
By size and high-pitched voice, the actor playing Hastings should have been cast as Poirot. Anyone who has read the Christie stories will see my point.
And the actor playing Poirot should have been cast as Hastings.
You’re right about size, but there is nothing in the novels that suggests Poirot has a high pitched voice
“ I say” you’re right
Yes, you are right
Even thought at first it was one of poireau s trick to switch places to remain incognito lol ,, and this poirot is more of a sherlock holmes type guy lol
Thank you for sharing/posting. Quite fascinating piece of history. How film has evolved over the years.
Lovely, clever and timeless! Thank you for this gem.
Thank you so much for this GREAT film! I’m so excited just to see these actors acting in a Great Movie!|!!
thanks for going to the effort to provide these films. it's much easier to live in the past than the present.
For all wondering, the counter at the top of the screen is called timecode and was created when the film was transferred to video, probably in the 1980's.
Who knows why they put in a timecode window? The transfer can be made without it. But this is all there is, so enjoy it for the artifact it is.
@TheVault, thank you for the upload.
Thank you so very much for this. Wonderful to enjoy and see the past here. Bravo!!!! i have subscribed.
I wish they still made mystery movies like this! No blood and gore, no swearing, just a good old who dunnit!🌹
You are so right. Once I stopped reading a novel( ofSAS) I think, as the author depicted a cat eating the bowels off a dead man in the streets. No mystery,just grosss scenes.....
So enjoyable thank you for the upload
This is an amazingly good version of the book considering its age. Of course it's seems quite dated now, but it's really very enjoyable. My only problem is with the actor playing Poirot. I know that in the 1930's they wouldn't have chosen an actor who resembled the book description of Poirot, but it's still a bit of a shock to see him played by someone who's the tallest person in the room! I also don't like having Captain Hastings portrayed as a bit of a fool; I felt the same way about how Dr. Watson was usually portrayed in movies from a similar era. All in all though, a good movie that I enjoyed seeing. Thanks for uploading it!
Merla Pittman: Why wouldn't they have chosen an actor who looked like the character?Wasn't it a 30s thing?No tash & aprox 6',?Mind u,the films r never true to the books.A real shame that the stories are always altered.Margaret Rutherford couldn't have been less like Miss Marple & Agatha herself didn't like the portrayal.I've learned never to read a book first if planning to watch the movie!LOL
Thanks for posting. This is a well made film, but it tickles me to see a tall clean shaven Perot and a short mustachioed Hastings.
Loved this old version. Thank you☺
Interesting Poirot adaptation. Thanks for this upload!
I love watching the older movies😍
This is a treat... Thanks for putting this up...
I feel that while all of the Poirot films are interesting. . .Dame Agatha would have absolutely loved the performance and portrayal of her great detective by David Suchet the most. . .Too bad she never saw David bring her character to life!
I disagree. Agatha would have asked “but where are Hercule’s famous mustaches”?
Bluesimprov, Agatha Christie died in 1976 and it has been stated that she was very pleased with David Suchet's portrayal of Hercule. 😊
@@YippekiyeahDavid suchet didn't portray Agatha till 1989
Thanks so much for this historical film. Too bad that the first two are missing.
Thank you for posting this.
Everyone has a mustache except Poirot! He is very pedestrian. But it’s great this movie survived, thanks for posting.
Every decade has its own style that is very uniquely its own genre!!!!!!
Never seen this before, thank you, enjoying it!
So great to see this earlier version
You have to admit that 'Hercule' speaks with a darn good French accent for an Irishman, when he's on the phone at 1:05:32 ... Austin Trevor was presumably bilingual (at least). He claimed he actually got the part because he could imitate the accent well.
My favourite! thank you the uploading!
Am now used to Poirot. I've never seen this film before; it's excellent.
Something of a curiosity, unsubtle and frequently silly, but worth watching if you are an Agatha Christie fan. One can see why Christie hated most of the film adaptations of her novels.
They can adapt, but this film doesn't play fair which she would have hated. None of the main clues are given in advance.
A most unexpected film. Thank you so much.
Lady E compliments Poirot on his 'Parisian
manners' and he did not refute this! Could they have made him a Frenchman here?!
It's possible. But in the books, half the time Poirot didn't correct people's wrong assumptions of him because he knew it would be in his favor. So I assume that might be why they didn't have him refute it here.
Paris was the cultural focus city for an entire region. Belgium borders on France, so would be heavily influenced by Parisian fashions, manners, etc.
Hercule Poirot without his famous mustaches? No, no, say it isn’t so. And what is this about Poirot being French? I’ll have you know that he is Belgian. Poor Captain Hastings is reduced to playing his comic sidekick. It was fun to watch so, thank you for posting this film.
The unexpected humor was a bonus. Thanks for this rare film
Very grateful for this vintage gem🙏
Since i discovered this on your amazing channel, may i request black coffee 1931 (i think).. And the murder of dr harrigan 1936/37, and murder at Greenwich Village 1937..
I could go on, but just these.. For now maybe..
Sorry to bother.. Thank you for giving us these lost classics !
Finally, thanks for this. Quite clear.
Thanks for uploading this film 😊🌹😊🌹😊🌹😊🌹
Superb introductory music! I wish than more movies had scores as good as this one. Notice the very careful use of music throughout the film too. At no point did the actors have to fight against intrusive music; something which modern movie and TV directors have forgotten almost entirely.
It's great to have an opportunity to see these films in the original, or close to it, form.
Sweet thanx!! Always glad for an agatha christie
Wow, movie made 90 years ago, thank to upload on RUclips we can enjoy the early version of Poirot.
Very interesting and entertaining version of a clever Christie mystery.
Thank you soooooo much for this!!!!!!!!!!
My thanks to you. It was entertaining & a fascinating sample of early filmdom.
I am pleasantly surprised the screenplay followed the novel as closely as it did. And the police aren't played as complete dimwits! Quite a nice discovery.
Nearly a hundred years ago and how beautiful was the language, the clothing and the culture of the western hemisphere. Adorable and probably everyone in this wonderful piece of art has already passed away.
Erm, this is not the language, culture and clothing of the "western hemisphere", it is a film, in which we are required to suspend disbelief and enter an entirely fictional world that might as well be set on Mars for all the resemblance to reality. Nothing wrong with that of course, as long as you realise that it's fantasy!
@@MrDorbel it shows the mannerisms of that era and explicitly so, and it's a proof of a time and everyday life long gone, when men used to look good because of what they were wearing no matter what social class they belonged to.
It's a state of beauty that has vanished and very much so. It was a state of the art of the culture of the western hemisphere that is long gone. That's a fact.
@@sarahg3500 It's a film Sarah, actors on a set in costume and bears no more relation to reality than Spiderman 2! That was the whole point of films like this, a bit of fantasy for the working class, where people dressed for dinner and had servants.
I suggest evening classes in history, educate yourself!
@@MrDorbel A lot of people actually DID dress for dinner and have servants in the 1930s. So although most people in Britain didn't live like that, it was hardly a 'fantasy for the working class'.
This movie is taking some getting used to, as one person remarked that the persons playing Poirot and Captain Hastings should be reversed. I am enjoying it though and find there is a light comedy that makes me laugh. Thank you for posting it.
The actors who played Poirot and Hastings should have switched characters. Poirot without his mustaches but with a full head of hair? Never!
I was just going to write something similar. Poirot without a mustache: C’est Dommage!!
Fantastic! I loved it. Thank you
When Hastings looks more like Poirot than Poirot does :p Thanks ever so much for sharig this thouhg, always good to see an Agatha Christie movie i havent seen yet.
I have a feeling that Mr. Trevor objected to looking like the character as described in the Christie books, but he could have at least worn a mustache.
I loved this. Even though I'm pretty sure Geraldine didn't know her lines and was reading from cue cards. Thank you so much for letting us see it!
Nostalgic for old-fashioned films. Thank you ❤
Thank you! Interesting how the more modern version switched the physical appearance of the characters - the captain is now tall and shaven while Poirot is now the shorter man with a mustache. I guess in the olden days they wanted a more attractive detective rather than a more eccentric one.
I think these actors of Peroit, Hastings and Japp were practicing for the newer version that we watched for many years following which I enjoyed more. ❤❤❤
Thanks much for this treasure!
Just great! Thanks!!!!!
Hastings looks like Poirot and Poirot looks like Hastings 🧐I can’t unsee it seen every episode with Suchet
I read that the actor playing Poirot said in an interview that he was cast simply because he could speak French; they didn't really care that he didn't look like the Poirot of the books.
Hard to get used to new faces in the familiar roles, but it was a delight to hear French spoken by the lead actor!
Very enjoyable. Fun to see Hastings portrayed this way. Like Hollywood did with Watson in the old Sherlock Holmes films. Thank you!
Wow! I just found out that it was written in 1933 and was already on film in 1934.
I have yet to watch it, but being a huge fan of Agatha Christie, I am sure to have a great time later today, watching it.
Thank you! Loved this movie 🥰
"Its very affective you know, against white marble" 😹 a true diva 👌, nice flick and very crisp to the eyes compared to the dozens of blurred gems floating about.. 👌🐈⬛️
I loved this, I prefer the old movies as they seem so much better than today’s because they have great story lines and don’t have to rely on blood, guts and sex thrown in your face!
Thank you so much 🌳
Thank you 😊. One thing that always bothers me about book adaptations, is when the author explicitly describes physical features in detail and the creators behind the adaptations simply ignore them. Like what was already said a simple mustache added would've helped. Especially seeing Christie was still alive during this production
At the time this movie was created, it was probably not known that people who saw the movie would have read the book. The entertainment industry was brand spankin' new and they didn't really know we'd be watching this movie almost 100 years later. It was a different time, and people honestly didn't have as much access to common cultural knowledge.
Judging solely by physical type, the actors playing Poirot and Hastings should have switched parts!
Even thought at first it was one of poireau s trick to switch places to remain incognito lol ,, and this poirot is more of a sherlock holmes type guy lol
The fascinating thing about these earliest Poirot movies is they make so much more sense if you stop thinking about Agatha Christie and Hercule Poirot being iconic in their own right and instead think of them as an excuse to rip something else off, like modern producers trying to turn every fantasy series into Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones.
Agatha Christie admitted Poirot, Hastings, and Japp started out as homages to Holmes, Watson, and Lestrade, and in this movie they are almost literally just Holmes, Watson, and Lestrade but by different names. It's Sherlock Holmes-lite. Fast forward a few decades, and Poirot's mustache, accent, and profession were an excuse to have Tony Randall basically play his own version of Inspector Clouseau in a swinging 60's slapstick caper like The Pink Panther. Then in the 70's producers realized Christie's novels were an excuse for exotic locations, period costumes, legendary actors getting to overact as exaggerated archetypes, and trying to fit as many screen legends as possible into the same frame while Poirot explains to the audience whether or not they were able to guess the ending correctly. Now that formula has its own imitators instead of the other way around.
If you forget that this is supposed to be the short, bald, mustachioed Hercule Poirot, this is a very nice old British mystery.
Not cheaply made, good film editing, some of the acting is good in the old-fashioned style.
Only a year after the book came out? Probably much more realistic in terms of props, clothing, hair, mannerisms, sets, etc., of the time. Certainly not wall to wall Art Deco. Interesting also the men can wear hats indoors at the races, and top hats for the sporting crowd. I wonder what the societal rules stated.