| The Long Rope | |
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| 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 |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Long Rope is a 1961 AmericanAssociated Producers IncWestern film directed byWilliam Witney and written by Robert Hamner. The film starsHugh Marlowe,Alan Hale, Jr.,Robert J. Wilke,Chris Robinson, William Kerwin andJeff Morris. The film was released in February 1961, by20th Century Fox.[1][2][3]
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The film was produced by Margia Dean, who had appeared in a number of films forRobert L. Lippert. She started up her own production company, Margot Productions. She hiredWilliam Witney to direct because she had worked with him onThe 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 produceHailstorm Country for 20th Century Fox[6] but the film was not made.
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