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Rope is a 1948 American psychological crime thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the 1929 play of the same title by Patrick Hamilton. The film was adapted by Hume Cronyn with a screenplay by Arthur Laurents .
Joan Chandler (born Joan Cheeseman; August 24, 1923 – May 11, 1979) was an American actress who notably starred in Rope (1948) with James Stewart and Humoresque (1946) with Joan Crawford. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cheeseman, Chandler was born in Butler, Pennsylvania. She took piano lessons from her musician mother and began studying ...
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Title Director Cast Genre Notes 13 Lead Soldiers: Frank McDonald: Tom Conway, Maria Palmer, Helen Westcott: Mystery 20th Century Fox: 3 Godfathers: John Ford: John Wayne, Harry Carey Jr., Pedro Armendáriz, Mae Marsh
The first in Hitchcock's "limited-setting" films, the others being Rope (1948), Dial M for Murder and Rear Window (both 1954), it is the only film Hitchcock made for 20th Century Fox. The film received three Oscar nominations for Best Director, Best Original Story and Best Cinematography – Black and White.
The year 1948 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) ... Rope, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart; Ruthless, ...
Rope of Sand is a 1949 American adventure-suspense film noir directed by William Dieterle, produced by Hal Wallis, and starring Burt Lancaster and three stars from Wallis's Casablanca – Paul Henreid, Claude Rains and Peter Lorre. The film introduces Corinne Calvet and features Sam Jaffe, John Bromfield, and Kenny Washington in supporting roles.
Watch the film again: if Dall's performance were repeated today, mannerism for mannerism, the modern viewer would certainly agree that he's openly gay, but by the standards of the time he would simply be seen as "somewhat effete" (one can almost picture a 20-year-old George Sanders in the role); Granger's performance is not far removed from ...