![]() ![]() For me, Helen Hayes and McKenzie are what I envisioned in the books. Lansbury was delightful, but on the young side McEwan, too knowing Hickson, too dry with no warmth. However, both Ustinov and Rutherford's characterizations worked great in the movies. My favorite, of course, is Margaret Rutherford, who was hilarious but, like Peter Ustinov, she has nothing to do with the character created by Christie. ![]() I've seen Margaret Rutherford, Angela Lansbury, Helen Hayes, Joan Hickson, Geraldine McEwan, and McKenzie. I notice on this board that there is a lot of discussion about the different Miss Marples. And Rex's death is just the beginning, with the murders mimicking a nursery rhyme. ![]() Marple soon learns that plenty of people wanted Rex dead: His much younger wife, his son Percival, and his son Lance. Marple becomes involved when her former maid, who is working at the Fortescue household, winds up dead as well. It comes out that he was running his business into the ground, according to his son Percival, who worked in the family firm. The story concerns the Fortescue household - its patriarch, Rex, is poisoned. Perhaps this bodes well for the McKenzie series. It's been many years since I've read the books, but it's my understanding that while the stories McEwan appeared in were rewritten Christie, this one, "A Pocketful of Rye" is more faithful to the book. ![]()
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