And Then There Were None

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And Then There Were None ★★★½ 1945

An all-star cast makes up the ten colorful guests invited to a secluded estate in England by a mysterious host. What the invitations do not say, however, is the reason they have been specifically chosen to visit—to be murdered, one by one. Cat and mouse classic based on Agatha Christie's book with an entertaining mix of suspense and black comedy. Remade in 1966 and again in 1975 as “Ten Little Indians,” but lacking the force and gloss of the original. 97m/B VHS, DVD . Louis Hayward, Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, Roland Young, Sir C. Aubrey Smith, Judith Anderson, Mischa Auer, June Duprez; D: Rene Clair; W: Rene Clair, Dudley Nichols; C: Lucien N. Andriot; M: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.