The Long Rope (1961)

A federal judge is sent to a town to preside in a murder trial. He discovers that the defendant, a poor Mexican, is accused of killing the brother of a powerful landowner, and the ... See full summary »

Director:

William Witney

Writer:

Robert Hamner

Stars:

Hugh Marlowe, Alan Hale Jr., Robert J. Wilke

Cast

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

Storyline

A federal judge is sent to a town to preside in a murder trial. He discovers that the defendant, a poor Mexican, is accused of killing the brother of a powerful landowner, and the townspeople are in no mood for the niceties of a trial. The judge, who has come to believe the accused is innocent of the murder, has to find the real killer before the defendant is railroaded to the gallows.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | racism | lynching | independent film

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Taglines:

The roaring story of a frontier town where lawlessness made its last stand!

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

O Laço Ameaçador

Company Credits

Production Co:

Associated Producers (API)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

61 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo (2007)

User Reviews

...For the audience, to escape from this crap.

What a disappointment for me, a William Witney's gems seeker who has looked for this film since a very long time...

Oh, OK, this rare feature is not worst than other ones, but I would have expected something far better. It's boring, at a scale you can't even imagine. And even if it is an American movie, the - Portuguese or Spanish - dubbing is awful, terrible, as if it was an European western, where the characters's lips moves are not synchronized with the speaking. I watched it in f...pan and scan. So, you can imagine what a torture it was for me. I did not ask for a masterpiece, but I did not deserve that either.

The story has already been told in the plot line above. Routine for Sunday afternoons when you have really nothing else to do. Nothing at all. Except getting a good sleep. I guess it was a taping off from a Latin America channel.