The Large Rope

The Large Rope

72 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Dec. 1, 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.

The Large Rope

72 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Dec. 1, 1953

The Large Rope

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.

IMDb rating	6.1
Producers	Victor Hanbury Productions
Original title	The Large Rope
Directors	Chris Noble, Marjorie Owens, Wolf Rilla
Writers	Ted Willis, Julian Wintle

Cast

Donald Houston

as Tom Penney

Susan Shaw

as Susan Hamble

Robert Brown

as Mick Jordan

Vanda Godsell

as Amy Jordan

Peter Byrne

as Jeff Stribling

Richard Warner

as Inspector Harmer

Christine Finn

as May

Thomas Heathcote

as James Gore

Margaret Anderson

as

Katie Johnson

as Grandmother

Leonard White

as

Carl Bernard

as Alfred Hamble

Margot Bryant

as

Esma Cannon

as Screaming Woman

Barbara Cavan

as

Hilda Fenemore

as Pub Landlady

Douglas Herald

as Simon Penney

Edward Judd

as

Natalie Kent

as

Michael Mulcaster

as

Richard Shaw

as Father of Young Girls