The Long Rope (1961 film)

The Long Rope
The Long Rope
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William Witney
Screenplay by	Robert Hamner
Produced by	Margia Dean; Robert Hamner
Starring	Hugh Marlowe; Alan Hale, Jr.; Robert J. Wilke; Chris Robinson; William Kerwin; Jeff Morris
Cinematography	Kay Norton
Edited by	Peter Rolfe Johnson
Music by	Paul Sawtell; Bert Shefter
Production; companies	Associated Producers Inc; Margo Productions
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	February 1961;
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Long Rope is a 1961 American Associated Producers Inc Western film directed by William Witney and written by Robert Hamner. The film stars Hugh Marlowe, Alan Hale, Jr., Robert J. Wilke, Chris Robinson, William Kerwin and Jeff Morris. The film was released in February 1961, by 20th Century Fox.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Cast

Hugh Marlowe as Jonas Stone
Alan Hale, Jr. as Sheriff John Millard
Robert J. Wilke as Ben Matthews
Chris Robinson as Reb Gilroy
William Kerwin as Steve Matthews
Jeff Morris as Will Matthews
Lisa Montell as Alicia Alvarez
David Renard as Louis Ortega
Madeleine Taylor Holmes as Doña Vega
John A. Alonzo as Manuel Alvarez
Jack Powers as Luke Simms
Kathryn Hart as Mrs. Creech
Jack Carlin as Henchman
Scott Randall as Henchman
Steve Welles as Jim Matthews
Linda Cordova as Mexican Waitress

Production

The film was produced by Margia Dean, who had appeared in a number of films for Robert L. Lippert. She started up her own production company, Margot Productions. She hired William Witney to direct because she had worked with him on The Secret of the Purple Reef. "He was likeable and worked well with actors", she later said. "He was capable and within the price range, so I hired him... He did a good job."^[4]

The film was announced in October 1960.^[5]

Dean later announced she would produce Hailstorm Country for 20th Century Fox^[6] but the film was not made.

References

^ "The Long Rope (1961) – Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
^ Eleanor Mannikka. "The Long Rope (1961) – William Witney | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
^ "The Long Rope". Afi.com. February 3, 1961. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
^ "Margia Dean Interview".
^ Scheuer, P. K. (October 11, 1960). "Boone to expand, buys two stories". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167808384.
^ "FILMLAND EVENTS". Los Angeles Times. October 29, 1960. ProQuest 167750298.

External links

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[1] "The Long Rope (1961) – Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.

[2] Eleanor Mannikka. "The Long Rope (1961) – William Witney | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved November 11, 2015.

[3] "The Long Rope". Afi.com. February 3, 1961. Retrieved November 11, 2015.

[4] "Margia Dean Interview".

[5] Scheuer, P. K. (October 11, 1960). "Boone to expand, buys two stories". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167808384.

[6] "FILMLAND EVENTS". Los Angeles Times. October 29, 1960. ProQuest 167750298.

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