The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim

    Inspector Japp of Scotland Yard makes a wager with Hercule Piorot.  Japp believes that Piorot cannot solve the mystery of the disappearance of Mr.Davenheim without leaving his apartment?  Piorot is confident he can solve this case with the help of his friend Captain Hastings doing interviews and collecting clues.  Mr. Davenheim is a wealthy banker living in a splendid house in the country.  He left his home to post a letter and has not been seen since he left?  Mr. Davenheim was supposed to return in time to meet with his business rival Gerald Lowen.  Mrs. Davenheim discovers a few days later that her jewelry has been stolen from a locked safe that was forced open.  Obviously, the clues link Gerald Lowen to the disappearance and the theft?
    It is slightly difficult for Piorot to remain confined to his home for seven days during the investigation!!  Especially, since his companion is a talkative parrot that needed a home while his owner is away.  Should the bird be used for nourishment instead?  Is it possible for the little gray cells to meet this challenge?  This is interesting and good.  4* (I really liked this movie)

52 min, Mystery directed by Andrew Grieve with David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran, Mel Martin, Kenneth Colley, Tony Mathews, Fiona McArthur, Richard Beale, Bob Mason, Peter Doran.

Note:  The book as a rating of 4.6* out of 5* with 19 reviews, Imdb 8.0 out of 10, Amazon 4.9* out of 5* with 579 reviews.

Special Note:  Filmed at Joldwynds, Surrey and Twickenham Studios, London, England, UK.  The time frame of this story can be speculated by the newspaper Japp places before Poirot.  The headline is “Bank Collapses, Demand Enquiry.  There is a story below that mentions Sir Kingsley Wood as minister of Health.  Sir Wood held the position from 1935 until 1938.  David Suchet performed all the magic tricks Poirot is doing.  There is a mistake when Poirot is carving a roast chicken.  The first slice is from the right breast but the second and later slices show the right breast still intact?  He is then carving from the left breast?  At the dinner table, Poirot has his usual napkin covering his clothing.  When he was asking Japp and Hastings the first of two questions, the napkin disappeared.  It reappeared when he is asking the second question?