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The Large Rope

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After being framed for a murder he didn't commit, Tom Penney (Donald Houston) serves his time and returns to his rural English home to establish a quiet life. When another victim is found, however, Tom is blamed for the crime and flees rather than returnng to prison. Hoping to find the real killer -- or killers -- Tom investigates while keeping a low profile to elude his pursuers, and a vital clue leads him on the path to possible redemption.

Release Date : 1953-12-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Victor Hanbury Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : The Long Rope

Cast

Donald Houston

Character Name : Tom Penney

Original Name : Donald Houston

Gender : Male

Susan Shaw

Character Name : Susan Hamble

Original Name : Susan Shaw

Gender : Female

Robert Brown

Character Name : Mick Jordan

Original Name : Robert Brown

Gender : Male

Vanda Godsell

Character Name : Amy Jordan

Original Name : Vanda Godsell

Gender : Female

Peter Byrne

Character Name : Jeff Stribling

Original Name : Peter Byrne

Gender : Male

Richard Warner

Character Name : Inspector Harmer

Original Name : Richard Warner

Gender : Male

Christine Finn

Character Name : May

Original Name : Christine Finn

Gender : Female

Thomas Heathcote

Character Name : James Gore

Original Name : Thomas Heathcote

Gender : Male

Margaret Anderson

Character Name :

Original Name : Margaret Anderson

Gender : Female

Katie Johnson

Character Name : Grandmother

Original Name : Katie Johnson

Gender : Female

Leonard White

Character Name :

Original Name : Leonard White

Gender : Male

Carl Bernard

Character Name : Alfred Hamble

Original Name : Carl Bernard

Gender : Male

Margot Bryant

Character Name :

Original Name : Margot Bryant

Gender : Male

Esma Cannon

Character Name : Screaming Woman

Original Name : Esma Cannon

Gender : Female

Barbara Cavan

Character Name :

Original Name : Barbara Cavan

Gender : Male

Hilda Fenemore

Character Name : Pub Landlady

Original Name : Hilda Fenemore

Gender : Female

Douglas Herald

Character Name : Simon Penney

Original Name : Douglas Herald

Gender : Male

Edward Judd

Character Name :

Original Name : Edward Judd

Gender : Male

Natalie Kent

Character Name :

Original Name : Natalie Kent

Gender : Female

Michael Mulcaster

Character Name :

Original Name : Michael Mulcaster

Gender : Male

Richard Shaw

Character Name : Father of Young Girls

Original Name : Richard Shaw

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-07-07

Now I can imagine a long rope; or a thick rope - but can a rope actually be "large"? Anyway, enough of my pedantry. Donald Houston returns to his rural English village after being in prison for assaulting a women. When another local woman is murdered, he is the obvious suspect and must prove his innocence whilst avoiding the pursuing police and angry villagers. It is quite a fast moving story, and one of the few you will ever see that demonstrates any form of English social disobedience - the villagers almost descend into a lynch mob - of the constabulary. I thought it obvious who the real killer was from early on, but Wolf Rilla keeps it all moving well until a rather soppy, violin-inspired, conclusion.