Rope (1939 film)

Rope
Genredrama
Written byPatrick Hamilton
Directed byDallas Bower
StarringErnest Milton
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time90 mins
Production companyBBC
Original release
Release8 March 1939 (1939-03-08)[1]

Rope is a 1939 British television play based on the stage play of the same name by Patrick Hamilton. It was the first film of the play, although there had been a highly successful production on radio. Star Ernest Milton had appeared in productions of the play on stage and radio.[2][3]

Cast

  • Ernest Milton as Rupert Cadell
  • Oliver Burt as Wyndham Brandon
  • Basil C. Langton as Charles Granillo
  • Stuart Latham as Sabot
  • Dennis Price as Kenneth Raglan
  • Sandra Storme as Leila Arden
  • O.B. Clarence as Sir Johnstone Kentley
  • Sydney Fairbrother as Mrs. Debenham

References

  1. ^ "Television". The Daily Telegraph. 13 March 1939. p. 3.
  2. ^ Jacobs, Jason (2000). The intimate screen : early British television drama. Oxford University Press. pp. 103–107.
  3. ^ "Theatre notes". The Daily Telegraph. 12 January 1939. p. 18.
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