Next thursday, 25th of May, we will watch " Rope" by Patick Hamilton, in a free adaptation from the Lisbon Players.
The teacher told us a little bit about the story, and because I found it interesting, I decided to do some research about it. This time, this record will not be about a certain person , but about the play itself.Biography:
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Rope is a 1929 British stage play by Patrick Hamilton. It is a thriller whose gruesome subject matter has been likened to the Grand Guignol style of theatre.
It was first presented by the Repertory Players at the Strand Theatre, London, on 3 March 1929. The first West End production was at the Ambassadors Theatre on 25 April 1929. Retitled Rope's End, the play opened on Broadway at the John Golden Theatre, then still named the Theatre Masque, on 13 September 1929. The play was published as Rope's End by Samuel French Inc. in 1933.
The setting is an apartment in Mayfair, London, in the 1920s. The story, based loosely on the Leopold and Loeb murder case, is about two students, Wyndham Brandon and Charles Granillo (whom Brandon calls "Granno" for short), who murder fellow student Ronald Kentley as an expression of their supposed intellectual superiority.
Alfred Hitchcock's Rope is very different from the play. The setting was transferred to 1940s New York, and the names of the murderers were changed to Brandon Shaw and Philip Morgan, in Alfred Hitchcock's 1948 film version. The victim's name was changed to David Kentley, but the film's title reverted back to the original Rope. (In fact, the names of all the characters, except for Rupert Cadell, were changed in the film.) This is, so far, the only film version of the play.
In Alfred Hitchcock's Rope, Alfred Hitchcock, Hume Cronyn, and Arthur Laurents created new characters like Mrs. Wilson and Janet Walker. Quiet Mrs. Debenham became cheerful Mrs. Atwater in the film. Instead of Kenneth Raglan, Hitchcock created a character named Kenneth Lawrence. He is very different from Kenneth Raglan. In the film, Kenneth Lawrence looks like David Kentley. In the play, Rupert Cadell is only 29. He walks with a stick and he wears glasses. He is a wounded hero from World War 1. In the film, we don't know if he served in World War 1 or not. But in the film, Rupert Cadell looks like he is at least in his mid 40s. And he was previous teacher of Brandon Shaw, Philip Morgan, Kenneth Lawrence, and David Kentley. In the play, Rupert Cadell is the current teacher of Wyndham Brandon and Charles Granillo.
It was first presented by the Repertory Players at the Strand Theatre, London, on 3 March 1929. The first West End production was at the Ambassadors Theatre on 25 April 1929. Retitled Rope's End, the play opened on Broadway at the John Golden Theatre, then still named the Theatre Masque, on 13 September 1929. The play was published as Rope's End by Samuel French Inc. in 1933.
The setting is an apartment in Mayfair, London, in the 1920s. The story, based loosely on the Leopold and Loeb murder case, is about two students, Wyndham Brandon and Charles Granillo (whom Brandon calls "Granno" for short), who murder fellow student Ronald Kentley as an expression of their supposed intellectual superiority.
Alfred Hitchcock's Rope is very different from the play. The setting was transferred to 1940s New York, and the names of the murderers were changed to Brandon Shaw and Philip Morgan, in Alfred Hitchcock's 1948 film version. The victim's name was changed to David Kentley, but the film's title reverted back to the original Rope. (In fact, the names of all the characters, except for Rupert Cadell, were changed in the film.) This is, so far, the only film version of the play.
In Alfred Hitchcock's Rope, Alfred Hitchcock, Hume Cronyn, and Arthur Laurents created new characters like Mrs. Wilson and Janet Walker. Quiet Mrs. Debenham became cheerful Mrs. Atwater in the film. Instead of Kenneth Raglan, Hitchcock created a character named Kenneth Lawrence. He is very different from Kenneth Raglan. In the film, Kenneth Lawrence looks like David Kentley. In the play, Rupert Cadell is only 29. He walks with a stick and he wears glasses. He is a wounded hero from World War 1. In the film, we don't know if he served in World War 1 or not. But in the film, Rupert Cadell looks like he is at least in his mid 40s. And he was previous teacher of Brandon Shaw, Philip Morgan, Kenneth Lawrence, and David Kentley. In the play, Rupert Cadell is the current teacher of Wyndham Brandon and Charles Granillo.
CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY:
Rupert Cadell
Wyndham Brandon (Brandon Shaw in the film)
Charles Granillo (Philip Morgan in the film)
Sir Johnstone Kentley (Mr. Kentley in the film)
Mrs. Debenham (Cheerful Mrs. Atwater in the film)
Leila Arden
Kenneth Raglan
Mr. Sabot
Ronald Kentley (David Kentley in the film)
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( ROPE by Alfred Hitchcock, Trailer 1948 )
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