Murder at the Gallop Murder at the Gallop Murder at the Gallop (1963) is the second of four Miss Marple films made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was based on the novel "After the Funeral" by Agatha Christie, and starred Dame Margaret Rutherford as Miss Jane Marple, Charles "Bud" Tingwell as Inspector Craddock and Stringer Davis (Rutherford's real-life husband) as Jane Marple's friend Mr. Stringer. The film changes both the action and the characters. The original novel featured Hercule Poirot rather than Miss Marple, and Christie's trademark suspense was replaced by light comedy. The film also stars Sir Robert Morley and Dame Flora Robson and was
A Caribbean Mystery (film) viewers. Hayes reprised her role as Marple in "Murder with Mirrors" (1985). The film was seen on TV by writer Richard Levinson who noted its ratings success. He thought of doing a regular mystery show about a Marple-like detective, who was a mystery writer like Agatha Christie. This led to "Murder, She Wrote". A Caribbean Mystery (film) A Caribbean Mystery is a 1983 American made-for-television mystery film based on the Agatha Christie novel "A Caribbean Mystery" and starring Helen Hayes as Miss Marple. Stan Margulies had the rights to eight Christie books. He made a TV movie of Christie's "Murder