And Then There Were None (1945)

Pretty Good

How sad is this?

best movie i've ever seen.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

This is Agatha Christie at her best! This film gave me chills, and truly did keep me on the edge of my seat, the constant worrying about the characters, carefully watching the background, wondering just who it might be and how they managed to do it. The creepy nursery rhyme was a genius touch if I might say so. I also thought the acting was fantastic, and each and every actor was perfectly cast accordingly for their role. Also, I don't mind saying, I guessed completely wrong as to who the killers true identity is. I won't reveal who that person man or woman might be, I'll let you have the fun of guessing and seeing for yourself! The dialogue and execution of the source material was spot on here! Couldn't have been any better! This is a fun, smart, clean as far as offensive content goes murder mystery that I think most anyone can and will enjoy!! 10/10 perfection

Ten people are brought to an isolated island estate by the Owens. They don't know each other and the Owens are not there. At dinner, there is a centerpiece with ten little Indian figurines. A record is played and each one is accused of a murder. Vera Claythorne (June Duprez) is suppose to be Mrs. Owen's new secretary. She murdered her sister's fiancé. General Sir John Mandrake (C. Aubrey Smith) ordered his wife's lover to his death. The new servants Thomas (Richard Haydn) and Ethel Rogers (Queenie Leonard) killed their invalid employer. Emily Brent (Judith Anderson) killed her nephew. A drunk Dr. Edward G. Armstrong (Walter Huston) caused the death of a patient. Prince Nikita Starloff (Mischa Auer) killed a couple in a DUI. Judge Francis J. Quinncannon (Barry Fitzgerald) is responsible for an innocent man's hanging. Philip Lombard (Louis Hayward) killed 21 East African tribesmen. William H. Blore (Roland Young)'s perjury caused an innocent man's death. Soon, they realize that nobody has ever met U.N. Owen or unknown and the boat is not coming back until Monday. The people starts dying one by one and the figurines are lost one by one. It becomes apparent that one of the group is actually the killer.Based on the famous Agatha Christie novel, this is a contrived story but that's Agatha Christie. It is fun that way. It's a parlor game and the audience is there to guess the ending. They are all serious actors giving compelling performances. It has a few sly jokes and keeps the mood from being too dark. It is snappy and the deaths keep coming.

On a cold and windy afternoon, eight strangers arrive on isolated "Indian Island" off the southern coast of England. They join two newly hired servants for a dinner hosted by the mysterious couple known only as "Mr. and Mrs. U.N. Owen". The ten people settle into Owen's mansion and prepare for dinner. Strangely, they seem to be the only ones on Indian Island. Their host and hostess are discovered to be absent, but Owen leaves a recording which accuses each guest of murder in various degrees. Understandably, most want to leave the island quickly – but there is no boat. Then, the "Ten Little Indian" islanders begin to drop dead, one-by-one. Like the nursery rhyme, a figurine on the dining room table features "Ten Little Indians". Every time a guest dies, one of the small Indians is broken...The ensemble must discover what is happening before they are all gone, thus ending the rhyme, "and then there were none"...This is a marvelous adaptation of Agatha Christie's stage play, itself based on her novel. Trying to solve the mystery is nearly impossible, especially if you've read the book. The differences, originally approved by Ms. Christie and brought to a witty screenplay by Dudley Nichols, make the plot perfect for the big screen. One character difference works especially well in the movies – in fact, this version delivers the story with a keen awareness of the medium (used as the singular of media; in this case, the movies). Giving character actors Barry Fitzgerald and Walter Huston top-billing, while casting lower case stars Louis Hayward and June Duprez in the romantic roles Director Rene Clair guides the cast and cameras around with elevating intrigue. This is the best of his short "Hollywood" career.********* And Then There Were None (10/31/45) Rene Clair ~ Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, Louis Hayward, June Duprez

Well, it was a famous exit line, so we'll never know if he finally did "get it" or not. This, the earliest screen version of the classic whodunit novel of the same name, takes some liberties with it, but remains the best version over the countless other versions of this story even after 70 years.Eight guests are invited and two house servants are hired to a secluded island by a man none of them knows. They learn all too late that they are being punished for murders they each got away with, when, one by one, each is being murdered. The murderer further taunts his remaining victims by marking each death with the disappearance of one of ten little Indians statues. He uses the Ten Little Indians poem as a framework for each murder. At first, it appears the murderer is hiding on the island somewhere, but soon it becomes evident he is one of the ten. Once everyone suspects each other, the tension builds well.Great characterizations are done by a wonderful cast, and the story unfolds in just the right manner to keep you guessing. The spooky house environment provides a perfect setting for the action.The original book's ending was stronger, but this movie's alternative works OK.See if you can guess whodunit, but be forewarned: if anybody named U.N. Owen, that you've never met, ever invites you to an island, turn down the invitation.