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The Large Rope (1953)

1953-12-01 · 1h 12m · EN
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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.

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Wolf RillaDirectorTed WillisWriter

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Donald HoustonDonald HoustonTom PenneySusan ShawSusan ShawSusan HambleRobert BrownRobert BrownMick JordanVanda GodsellVanda GodsellAmy JordanPeter ByrnePeter ByrneJeff StriblingRichard WarnerRichard WarnerInspector HarmerChristine FinnChristine FinnMayThomas HeathcoteThomas HeathcoteJames GoreMargaret AndersonMargaret AndersonKatie JohnsonKatie JohnsonGrandmotherLeonard WhiteLeonard WhiteCarl BernardCarl BernardAlfred Hamble

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Genre affinityThriller · Drama · CrimeNarrative complexityMysteryDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference275520Actor preference322981 · 216775 · 168745

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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.

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The Large Rope has a runtime of 72 minutes.

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