The Passing of Mr. Quin

The Passing of Mr. Quin
The Passing of Mr. Quin
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The Passing of Mr. Quin is a 1928 British

The Mysterious Mr. Quin, which was written by Agatha Christie. It was the first British film to be made of one of Christie's works. The short story was adapted by Hiscott, who would in 1931 direct Alibi, the first film to feature Christie's more well known Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. The film was made at Twickenham Studios in London

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Plot

Professor Appleby has terrorised his wife, Eleanor, but when he is murdered, and her lover, Derek goes missing, Eleanor suspects the worst. A mysterious stranger, known as 'Mr Quinny' or 'Mr Quin' appears, and begins to seduce Eleanor, but his alcoholism takes over and he dies. Before dying, he reveals that he was Derek all along, and offers the girl to a rival, who promises to make Eleanor a happy wife.[2]

Partial cast

Stewart Rome as Dr. Alec Portal
Trilby Clark as Mrs. Eleanor Appleby
Ursula Jeans as Vera, the Maid
Clifford Heatherley as Prof. Appleby
Mary Brough as Cook
Vivian Baron as Derek Cappel
Kate Gurney as Landlady

The screenplay was novelised by G. Roy McRae (thought to be a pseudonym) for issue in 1929. The plot deviates radically from Christie's short story (for example, whereas Christie's Mr Quin is a romantic fantasy figure who solves the mystery of Professor Appleby's suicide, Mr Quin is here portrayed as Appleby's alcoholic murderer).

References

^ Low p.425
^ This plot also appears in the novelization, discussed above.

Bibliography

Low, Rachel. The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929. Routledge, 1997.

External links

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[1] Low p.425

[2] This plot also appears in the novelization, discussed above.