Ten Little Indians Page #3

Synopsis: Up to a house high on a mountain top have been invited ten people who are strangers to each other. When they are all gathered, they hear from their host that each one of them has in someway caused the death of an innocent person and that justice had not be served in their cases. There are eight guests and two servants there for the weekend, but one by one, they are being knocked off according to the poem of "Ten Little Indians". As the number of survivors decreases, they begin to believe that the killer is one of the group, but are unable to decide on which one he or she may be.
Director(s): George Pollock
Production: Warner Home Video
 
IMDB:
6.7
PG
Year:
1965
91 min
675 Views


of an innocent man, one Edward Seton...

... who was hanged

according to your judgment.

Michael Raven, entertainer.

That you were guilty of the murder

of William and Lisa Stern.

Ann Clyde, secretary.

That you murdered

your sister's fianc, Richard Barkley.

Hugh Lombard, engineer.

That you are guilty

of the death of Jennifer Hayes...

... who was to bear your child

out of wedlock.

William Blore, detective.

That, by perjured testimony,

you sent James Landor...

... to a cold and lonely death

in a prison cell.

Joseph and Elsa Grohmann.

That you maliciously

and brutally caused the death...

... of your invalid employer,

the Countess Wallenstein.

- Prisoners at the bar...

- Where is it coming from?

... have you anything to say

in your defense?

Here it is.

I think she'll be all right

for the moment.

- Blore, detective.

That, by perjured testimony, you sent...

- It's a bloody lie.

- What's going on here?

- It's on this tape.

- A practical joke.

One in very poor taste,

if I may say so, gentlemen.

May I ask who put that tape

on the machine?

It was you, Grohmann.

Come on, tell the truth.

No, not me. It was there.

- Did you switch it on?

- Yes, sir.

- Why?

- I didn't know what it was. I really didn't.

I was just obeying orders.

Before God, I swear.

Whose orders?

Mr. Owen's.

Let's get this quite clear.

Mr. Owen ordered you to switch this on?

It was written down for me, sir.

"Put on this switch at 9:00."

I thought it is music.

I'm telling the truth.

I've never met him.

My wife will tell you. Elsa.

I told you we shouldn't have come.

- We shouldn't have come here!

- Elsa.

Look after her, Grohmann.

What about the rest of us?

The rest of us had better go and sit down

and consider our position.

Yes, indeed.

- We've got to get away.

- We are not the only ones in trouble.

- Sit tight.

- We could've stayed in Vienna.

- I don't care about the countess's money.

- Shut up!

You said we got away with it!

Now, we all know how

the servants came to be here...

...and, of course, Miss Clyde,

hired by an agency.

I suggest the rest of us

explain our presence.

Very simple, sir.

I received a letter from Mr. Owen

asking me to join his house party...

...and claiming friendship

with a very old and dear friend of mine...

...who was also to be here.

Like I told you,

my European agent fixed it.

I had a week free between

engagements in Paris and Vienna.

And you, doctor?

Frankly, I came

in a professional capacity.

I was asked to join the guests...

...but in fact to make a medical

examination of Mr. Owen.

Oh, he needs a psychiatrist but bad.

Knock it off, huh?

And you, Mr. Lombard?

Like the general, I had a letter

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Peter Yeldham

Peter Alan Yeldham (born 25 April 1927) is an Australian screenwriter for motion pictures and television, playwright and novelist. more…

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