Rope (1957 film)

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	Ad from SMH 21 Aug 1957
Genre	thriller
Based on	Rope (play); 1927 play; by Patrick Hamilton
Directed by	William Sterling
Starring	Bruce Beeby; Roger Climpson; June Collis
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Producer	William Sterling
Running time	70 minutes
Production company	ABC
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	21 August 1957 (Sydney, live)
Release	20 September 1957 (Melbourne, tape)

Rope is a 1957 Australian television film based on the play Rope by Patrick Hamilton. It was presented in real time.^[3]^[4]

Broadcast live in Sydney, it was kinescoped/telerecorded for showing in Melbourne (these were the only Australian cities with TV at the time). Based on the play by Patrick Hamilton, it aired in a 70-minute time-slot on non-commercial ABC.

Plot

Two friends, Granello and Brandon, commit murder for the thrill of it. They hide the body in their apartment and invite the family and friends of their victim over for a party.

Cast

John Meillon
Bruce Beeby
Don Pascoe
Roger Climpson
June Collis
Tom Farley
Keith Jervis

Production

Rehearsals started in July 1957. Star John Meillon just finished a long run on stage in The Reluctant Debutante. It was recorded in Sydney and broadcast live. A tape recording was later broadcast in Melbourne.^[5] It was Meillon's first TV play.^[6]

Reception

According to an article on 19 September 1957 edition of The Age, the broadcast was well received by viewers during its Sydney telecast, and producer Sterling was happy with the quality of the kinescope/telerecording.^[7]

1959 Australian TV version

The play was filmed again for Australian TV in 1959, this time shot in Melbourne for ATN Channel 7.

References

^ "All the TV Programmers". ABC Weekly. 21 August 1957. p. 34.
^ "TV Guide". The Age. 19 September 1957.
^ "Talk about". ABC Weekly. 21 August 1957. p. 46.
^ "Television news". Sydney Morning Herald. 7 August 1957. p. 7.
^ "TV news". Sydney Morning Herald. 31 July 1957. p. 10.
^ "Actor in Demand is a Swimmer". The Age. 28 November 1957.
^ "Murder Classic, Jacobs Story ABV-2 Drama". The Age. 19 September 1957. p. 11.

External links

Rope on IMDb
Copy of set design at Tribute Site for ABC Gore Hill

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[1] "All the TV Programmers". ABC Weekly. 21 August 1957. p. 34.

[2] "TV Guide". The Age. 19 September 1957.

[3] "Talk about". ABC Weekly. 21 August 1957. p. 46.

[4] "Television news". Sydney Morning Herald. 7 August 1957. p. 7.

[5] "TV news". Sydney Morning Herald. 31 July 1957. p. 10.

[6] "Actor in Demand is a Swimmer". The Age. 28 November 1957.

[7] "Murder Classic, Jacobs Story ABV-2 Drama". The Age. 19 September 1957. p. 11.

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TV plays	Elizabeth Refuses (1957) In the Zone (1957) Ending It (1957) Rope (1957) Sound of Thunder (1957) Captain Carvallo (1958) Killer in Close-Up (1958) The Small Victory (1958) Box for One (1958) Gaslight (1958) The Governess (1958 film) (1958) The Lark (1959) One Morning Near Troodos (1959) A Dead Secret (1959) Black Limelight (1959) Ned Kelly (1959) Treason (1959) Heart Attack (1960) The Public Prosecutor (1960) Mine Own Executioner (1960) Macbeth (1960) Dark Under the Sun (1960) Who Killed Kovali? (1960) Two-Headed Eagle (1960) The End Begins (1961) Shadow of Heroes (1961) Call Me a Liar (1961) Hedda Gabler (1961) Night of the Ding-Dong (1961) Burst of Summer (1961) The Lady from the Sea (1961) The Big Deal (1961) The House of Mancello (1962) The Ides of March (1961) Murder in the Cathedral (1962) Light Me a Lucifer (1962) The Devil Makes Sunday (1962) The Hobby Horse (1962) The Music Upstairs (1962) Village Wooing (1962) Barnstable (1963) The Prisoner (1963) Uneasy Paradise (1963) The Fighting Cock (1963) The Chinese Wall (1963) A Man for All Seasons (1964) The First 400 Years (1964) Othello (1965)
Revues	Wild Life and Christmas Belles (1958) Trip-Tease and High C's (1959)
Ballets	The Soldier's Tale (1959) The Forbidden Rite (1962)
Operas	The Pearl Fishers (1963)
TV series	Compact (1965) Quick Before They Catch Us (1966) The Three Musketeers (1966-67) The Further Adventures of the Musketeers (1967) Sherlock Holmes (1968) Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1969) The Expert (1969) Counterstrike (1969)
Feature film	Return Journey (1961) (incomplete) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)