上映于1961年的喜剧《命案目睹记》，该片是由乔治·波洛克执导，理查德·布赖尔斯,彼得·巴特沃思,Gerald Cross等主演，作为一部优秀的喜剧，讲述了Old miss Marple is on a train ride when she witnesses a murder in a passing train. She reports it to the police but they won't believe her since no body can be found there can't have been any murder, right As always, she begins her own investigation. The murder was committed while passing Ackenthorpe Hall and miss Marple gets herself a job there, mixing cleaning and cooking while searching the house for clues.