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The Large Rope(1953)

  • Drama
  • Thriller
  • Crime
  • Mystery
5.5

Overview

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.

Status:Released
Release Date:Dec 1, 1953
Runtime: 1h 12m

Director:

Wolf Rilla

Writer:

Ted Willis

Top Cast

Donald Houston

Donald Houston

Tom Penney

Susan Shaw

Susan Shaw

Susan Hamble

Robert Brown

Robert Brown

Mick Jordan

Vanda Godsell

Vanda Godsell

Amy Jordan

Peter Byrne

Peter Byrne

Jeff Stribling

Richard Warner

Richard Warner

Inspector Harmer

Christine Finn

Christine Finn

May

Thomas Heathcote

Thomas Heathcote

James Gore

Margaret Anderson

Margaret Anderson

Katie Johnson

Katie Johnson

Grandmother

Leonard White

Leonard White

Carl Bernard

Carl Bernard

Alfred Hamble

Margot Bryant

Margot Bryant

Esma Cannon

Esma Cannon

Screaming Woman

Barbara Cavan

Barbara Cavan

Hilda Fenemore

Hilda Fenemore

Pub Landlady

Douglas Herald

Douglas Herald

Simon Penney

Edward Judd

Edward Judd

Natalie Kent

Natalie Kent

Michael Mulcaster

Michael Mulcaster

Richard Shaw

Richard Shaw

Father of Young Girls

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