Rope (1957 film)

Rope
Ad from SMH 21 Aug 1957
Genrethriller
Based onRope (play)
1927 play
by Patrick Hamilton
Directed byWilliam Sterling
StarringBruce Beeby
Roger Climpson
June Collis
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerWilliam Sterling
Running time70 minutes
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABC
Release21 August 1957 (1957-08-21) (Sydney, live)[1]
Release20 September 1957 (1957-09-20) (Melbourne, tape)[2]
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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.

It was one of several Patrick Hamilton adaptations done on Australian television.[5] It was also arguably one of the first depictions of queer characters on Australian television.[6] Murder mysteries were popular subjects for Australian television plays.[7]

  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. ^ Vagg, Stephen (20 March 2021). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: Reflections in Dark Glasses". Filmink. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. ^ Vagg, Stephen (14 June 2021). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: A Season in Hell". Filmink.
  7. ^ Vagg, Stephen (27 April 2021). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: The Big Killing". Filmink. Retrieved 12 August 2024.