The Long Rope

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The Long Rope

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

1961

1h 1m

6.2(5 votes)

Western

Overview

A judge in a murder trial, believing the defendant is innocent, sets out to find the real killer.

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14 members

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Hugh Marlowe

Jonas Stone

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Alan Hale Jr.

Sheriff John Millard

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Robert J. Wilke

Ben Matthews

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Chris Robinson

Reb Gilroy

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William Kerwin

Steve Matthews

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Jeff Morris

Will Matthews

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Lisa Montell

Alicia Alvarez

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David Renard

Louis Ortega

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Madeleine Taylor Holmes

Doña Vega (as Madeleine Holmes)

Camera

John A. Alonzo

Manuel Alvarez (as John Alonzo)

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Jack Powers

Luke Simms

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Kathryn Hart

Mrs. Creech

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Scott Randall

Henchman

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Steve Welles

Jim Matthews

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