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Rope

Play by Patrick Hamilton

Also known as Rope's End

Instance of: dramatic work

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Rope, retitled Rope's End for its American release, is a 1929 English play by Patrick Hamilton. It was said to be inspired by the real-life murder of 14-year-old Bobby Franks in 1924 by University of Chicago students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb.

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Author: Patrick Hamilton
Form of creative work: play
Language: English
Released: 1929
Title: Rope
Rope's End
Genre: thriller
Has version, edition or translation: Rope language: English · released: 1929
Copyright status: copyrighted(until 2033) applies to jurisdiction: countries with 70 years pma or shorter
public domain applies to jurisdiction: United States

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