Question 1

What unusual preparation did Margaret Rutherford do for her role in Murder Ahoy?

Accepted Answer

Dame Margaret Rutherford undertook a month of fencing practice for the movie's denouement.

Question 2

Is Murder Ahoy based on a published Agatha Christie story?

Accepted Answer

No, the screenplay was not based on any published Dame Agatha Christie story, though it borrowed a few obscure plot details from 'They Do It With Mirrors'.

Question 3

What fictional book is central to the plot of Murder Ahoy?

Accepted Answer

The novel central to the plot is J. Plantagenet Corby's 'The Doom Box', which was entirely devised by the scriptwriters, with copies made in hardback and paperback.

Question 4

What happens to Miss Marple after a trustee dies in Murder Ahoy?

Accepted Answer

Miss Marple thinks the trustee was poisoned after finding a chemical on him, and she sets off to investigate at the ship where he had just come from.

Question 5

Who plays the quirky amateur detective Miss Jane Marple in Murder Ahoy?

Accepted Answer

Margaret Rutherford stars as Miss Jane Marple in this film.

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