Although the evidence appears to be overwhelming in the strangulation murder of a blackmailer, Miss Marple's sole 'not guilty' vote han gs the jury 11-1. She becomes convinced that the real murderer is a member of a local theatrical troupe, so she joins them in order to gather information. The clues lead back many years to a single disastrously unsuccessful 1951 performance of a dreadful play written by the group's hammy director, H. Driffold Cosgood. Although at that time, several of the current cast members were only children, more murders follow before Miss Marple ultimately exposes the killer. 英国影片。片长90分,根據Mrs. McGinty's Dead改編,原著是波羅故事。因影片将主角变为马普尔小姐和剧情的更改引起原小說作者克里斯蒂强烈不满,影片本身也遭遇票房和评论惨败。主演Margaret Rutherford还出演過另外3部以马普尔小姐为主角的电影,其中1部亦是根据波洛故事改编(「葬礼之后」),另1部是原创剧本。80年代在多部电视剧中扮演塔彭丝的Francesca Annis也在本片中扮演一个小角色。
一个现代版的灰姑娘故事。珊曼(希拉里·达芙 Hilary Duff饰)在父亲的童话故事中长大,不料却成为了童话中的灰姑娘。父亲过世后,继母和同父异母姊妹的侮辱和亏待,令她的日子过得苦不堪言。她想考取普林斯顿大学,想逃离这个龌龊的小世界,珊曼把她的梦想和苦恼都诉说给一个亲密的网友,他是她心灵的依托,是她的白马王子。 万圣节的相见摧毁了吉娜的梦。眼前的网友,竟然是学校里有名的帅哥运动员奥斯汀(查德·迈克尔·墨瑞 Chad Michael Murray饰)。一个是平凡黯淡的女孩,一个是闪亮耀目的男生。幸好吉娜乔装打扮,没被人奥斯汀认出。二人如此不登对,心虚的吉娜落荒而逃,不小心遗下一部手机。 就像玻璃鞋被王子拣到之后的故事,奥斯丁拿着手机寻找自己的灰姑娘,而吉娜,却无法相信自己怎会像灰姑娘般幸运。于是这出爱情故事,注定充满曲折而窝心的波澜起伏。