# There are too many clues in this room

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-too-many-clues-in-this-room/410089>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** movies\
**Created:** [July 1, 2007, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-too-many-clues-in-this-room/410089 "2007-07-01T02:08:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-too-many-clues-in-this-room/410089/1 "2007-07-01T02:08:59Z")

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What is the origin of ‘There are too many clues in this room’?

Gordon Lightfoot used the line in one of his songs. It was used in Agatha Christie’s _Murder On The Orient Express_ (the 1974 film), which was written in the 1930s. In the film Poirot recites the line to a little tune. Is it from a song?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-too-many-clues-in-this-room/410089/2 "2023-03-20T02:52:06Z")

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Bumping because _Murder On The Orient Express_ is playing on TCM right now.

Also: Might be better suited to Café Society.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-too-many-clues-in-this-room/410089/3 "2023-03-20T21:39:59Z")

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> [@Johnny\_L.A](#):
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> Also: Might be better suited to Café Society.

Agreed.