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Rope (1957 film)

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Rope
Directed byWilliam Sterling
Production
company
ABC
Release dates
21 August 1957 (Sydney)
September 1957[1]
Running time
70 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

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

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, and was a drama about two people who had committed murder.

Cast

Production

Rehearsals started in July 1957. John Meillon just finished a long run on stage in The Reluctant Debutante.[2]

Reception

According to an article in the 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.[3]

1959 Australian TV Version

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 19 September 1957.
  2. ^ "TV news". Sydney Morning Herald. 31 July 1957. p. 10.
  3. ^ "Murder Classic, Jacobs Story ABV-2 Drama". The Age. 19 September 1957. p. 11.