The Large Rope (1953)
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.
- Date of release
- 1953-12-01
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
- Director
- Wolf Rilla
Casting
- Donald Houston — Tom Penney
- Susan Shaw — Susan Hamble
- Robert Brown — Mick Jordan
- Vanda Godsell — Amy Jordan
- Peter Byrne — Jeff Stribling
- Richard Warner — Inspector Harmer
- Christine Finn — May
- Thomas Heathcote — James Gore
- Margaret Anderson
- Katie Johnson — Grandmother
- Leonard White
- Carl Bernard — Alfred Hamble
Interesting facts
The Large Rope is a 1953 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Donald Houston, Susan Shaw and Robert Brown. It was written by Ted Willis.
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