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The Large Rope

1953

72 minutes

DramaThrillerCrimeMystery

Overview

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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Top Cast

Donald Houston headshot

Donald Houston

Tom Penney

Susan Shaw headshot

Susan Shaw

Susan Hamble

Robert Brown headshot

Robert Brown

Mick Jordan

Vanda Godsell headshot

Vanda Godsell

Amy Jordan

Peter Byrne headshot

Peter Byrne

Jeff Stribling

Richard Warner headshot

Richard Warner

Inspector Harmer

Christine Finn headshot

Christine Finn

May

Thomas Heathcote headshot

Thomas Heathcote

James Gore

Margaret Anderson headshot

Margaret Anderson

Katie Johnson headshot

Katie Johnson

Grandmother

Leonard White headshot

Leonard White

Carl Bernard headshot

Carl Bernard

Alfred Hamble

Margot Bryant headshot

Margot Bryant

Esma Cannon headshot

Esma Cannon

Screaming Woman

Barbara Cavan headshot

Barbara Cavan

Hilda Fenemore headshot

Hilda Fenemore

Pub Landlady

Douglas Herald headshot

Douglas Herald

Simon Penney

Edward Judd headshot

Edward Judd

Natalie Kent headshot

Natalie Kent

Michael Mulcaster headshot

Michael Mulcaster

Richard Shaw headshot

Richard Shaw

Father of Young Girls

Natalie Kent headshot

Natalie Kent

(uncredited)