Writing
Patrick Hamilton
Born — Died
1904-03-17 — 1962-09-23
Place of birth
Hassocks, Sussex, England, UK
Known for
Writing
Credits
2 titles
English playwright and novelist known for the plays Gas Light and Rope, both adapted into successful 1940s feature films.
Known for
NRTwo young men strangle their "inferior" classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the "perfection" of their crime.
Rope
1947
Why does the gaslight flicker so ominously in Mrs. Manningham's house? And is she really losing her mind?
Gaslicht
1956
Behind the camera
NRTwo young men strangle their "inferior" classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the "perfection" of their crime.
Rope
1947
Why does the gaslight flicker so ominously in Mrs. Manningham's house? And is she really losing her mind?
Gaslicht
1956