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The Large Rope

6.0(7)19531h 12m1

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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Released
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Language
English

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Director

Wolf Rilla

Writers

Ted Willis

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United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical1 Jan 1955
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1 Dec 1953

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The Large Rope was released on 1 December 1953.

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    CinemaSerf

    7/7/2024

    5/10

    Now I can imagine a long rope; or a thick rope - but can a rope actually be "large"? Anyway, enough of my pedantry. Donald Houston returns to his rural English village after being in prison for assaulting a women. When another local woman is murdered, he is the obvious suspect and must prove his innocence whilst avoiding the pursuing police and angry villagers. It is quite a fast moving story, and one of the few you …

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