The Rope.
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A story of two sadists who murder their friend, hide his body in a chest, and invite the victim's friends and relatives to a dinner-party to celebrate the event.
Brandon Shaw (Dall) and Phillip Morgan (Granger) strangle to death their former classmate from Harvard University, David Kentley (Dick Hogan) in their Manhattan penthouse apartment. They commit the crime as an intellectual exercise; they want to prove their superiority by committing the "perfect murder" After hiding the body in a large antique wooden chest, Brandon and Phillip host a dinner party at the apartment.
Brandon Shaw (Dall) and Phillip Morgan (Granger) strangle to death their former classmate from Harvard University, David Kentley (Dick Hogan) in their Manhattan penthouse apartment. They commit the crime as an intellectual exercise; they want to prove their superiority by committing the "perfect murder" After hiding the body in a large antique wooden chest, Brandon and Phillip host a dinner party at the apartment.
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25Sep48 L1845, renewed 2Oct75 R615345 Renewal claimant: United Artists Television, Inc Original author: Transatlantic Pictures Corporation © Transatlantic Pictures Corp.; 25Sep48; LP1845.
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THE ROPE. Transatlantic Pictures Corp., c1948. 80 min., sd., color, 35mm. Based on the play by Patrick Hamilton. Summary: A story of two sadists who murder their friend, hide his body in a chest, and invite the victim's friends and relatives to a dinner-party to celebrate the event. Credits: Director, Alfred Hitchcock; adaptation, Hume Cronyn; screenplay, Arthur Laurents; music director, Leo F. Forbstein; film editor, William H. Ziegler. Cast: James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Constance Collier. © Transatlantic Pictures Corp.; 25Sep48; LP1845.
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