Ten Little Indians (1959)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 0min
- Crime, Mystery
- 18 Jan 1959 (USA)
- TV Movie
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Cast
| Nina Foch | ... |
Vera Claythorne
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| Barry Jones | ... |
Mr. Justice Sir Lawrence Wargrave
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| Romney Brent | ... |
Dr. Edward Armstrong
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Peter Bathurst | ... |
General John Gordon Mackenzie
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| Kenneth Haigh | ... |
Philip Lombard
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James Berwick | ... |
Det. William Henry Blore
(as James Kenny)
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Caroline Brenner | ... |
Ethel Rogers
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Chandler Cowles | ... |
Frederick James Marston
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| Valerie French | ... |
Emily Brent
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Jeremiah Morris | ... |
Boatman
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George Turner | ... |
Thomas Rogers
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Directed by
| Paul Bogart | ||
| Philip F. Falcone | ||
| Leo Farrenkopf | ||
| Dan Zampino | ||
Written by
| Agatha Christie | ... | (novel) |
| Philip H. Reisman Jr. | ... | () |
Produced by
| Alex March | ... | producer |
| David Susskind | ... | executive producer |
| Renée Valente | ... | associate producer |
Casting By
| Rose Tobias Shaw | ... | (as Rose Tobias) |
Art Direction by
| Duane McKinney | ||
Costume Design by
| John Boxer | ||
Makeup Department
| Bob O'Bradovich | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Ronald H. Gilbert | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Hugh McPhillips | ... | assistant director |
| Claire Sheridan | ... | assistant director |
Music Department
| John Geller | ... | music supervisor |
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Distributors
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (original airing)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Live television presentation of Agatha Christie's famous work "Ten Little Indians". A group of amoral people are invited to an isolated island mansion. Upon arriving, a recorded phonograph message accuses them of certain crimes in which they could not be touched by the law. After one dies from poison, another from an overdose of sleeping pills, a third from being struck/falling into a fire, and a fourth from stabbing, (all according to the ten little Indians nursery rhyme) the remaining number realize the killer is among those present. In the desperate game to survive, the remaining number try to figure out who the killer is, before they are murdered. Who will be next?
Written by John Tristan |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In recent years, it has come to light that much of Agatha Christie's plot appears to have been inspired by a little known 1930 play by Owen Davis entitled The Ninth Guest, which utilized the same framework of people being brought together by an unknown host who proceeds to kill them one by one. Columbia Pictures' atmospheric film version of The Ninth Guest (1934) has never been released on home video, but is now in the public domain and can be found on eBay and iOffer. See more » |
| Goofs | The movie hits the usual beats in the final act: Armstrong disappears, the others think that he's Mr. Owen, Blore is killed, Vera and Lombard discover Amstrong's body, Vera and Lombard suspect each other. However, in this version, Blore is killed by a booby trap that Armstrong, had he been Mr. Owen, could have rigged well before his disappearance - there is no reason for Vera and Lombard to suspect each other once they discover Armstrong's body. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Version of And Then There Were None (1945). See more » |