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Margaret Rutherford has 8 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1940s through the 1960s.
2003
Comedy · Crime
Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own.
Dir. George Pollock · With Margaret Rutherford, Arthur Kennedy, Muriel Pavlow
Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur. Henry's heir, Prince Hal, is a ne'er-do-well carouser who drinks and causes mischief with his low-class friends, especially his rotund father figure, John Falstaff. To redeem his title, Hal may have to choose between allegiance to his real father and loyalty to his friend.
Dir. Orson Welles · With Orson Welles, Keith Baxter, John Gielgud
Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.
Dir. Anthony Asquith · With Michael Redgrave, Michael Denison, Edith Evans
Miss Marple and Mr. Stringer are witnesses to the death by heart attack of elderly, rich Mr. Enderby. Yet they have their doubts about what happened. The police don't believe them, thus leading Miss Marple to yet again investigate by herself.
Dir. George Pollock · With Margaret Rutherford, Stringer Davis, Robert Morley
A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his innocence. Once again she begins her own investigation.
Dir. George Pollock · With Margaret Rutherford, Ron Moody, Charles Tingwell
While holding a séance for skeptical novelist Charles Condomine, self-proclaimed 'spiritualist medium' Madame Arcati inadvertently summons the spirit of his deceased first wife Elvira, leading to an increasingly complex love triangle with Ruth, his current wife of five years.
Dir. David Lean · With Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, Kay Hammond
During an annual board of trustees meeting, one of the trustees dies. Miss Marple thinks he’s been poisoned after finding a chemical on him. She sets off to investigate at the ship where he had just come from. The fourth and final film from the Miss Marple series starring Margaret Rutherford as the quirky amateur detective.
Dir. George Pollock · With Margaret Rutherford, Lionel Jeffries, Stringer Davis
A Russian countess stows away in the stateroom of a married U.S. diplomat bound for New York.
Dir. Charlie Chaplin · With Marlon Brando, Sophia Loren, Sydney Chaplin
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