The Passing of Mr. Quin [SEP] cast member
The Passing of Mr. Quin
The Passing of Mr. Quin is a 1928 British mystery film which was co-directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and Julius Hagen, starring Clifford Heatherley, Mary Brough and Ursula Jeans. The film was based on the short story "The Coming of Mr. Quin", part of the collection "The Mysterious Mr. Quin", which was written by Agatha Christie. It was the first British film to be made of one of Christie's works. The short story was adapted by Hiscott, who would
in other works.
Christie re-uses the plot device of the train smoke from "The Sign in the Sky" as an alibi in "Taken at the Flood" (1948). 
Adaptations.
"The Coming of Mr Quin", the first short story in the Anthology, would be adapted into film as "The Passing of Mr. Quinn" in 1928, directed by Julius Hagen and Leslie S. Hiscott and adapted by Hiscott. The cast included:
- Stewart Rome ... Dr Alec Portal