Hangman's Noose

Hangman's Noose
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Directed by	Léon Mathot
Produced by	Antoine de Rouvre Jacques Schwob-d'Héricourt
Written by	Albert Guyot Léopold Marchand Charles Lafaurie (play) Philip MacDonald (novel Rope to Spare)
Starring	Jacqueline Delubac André Luguet Annie Vernay
Music by	Jean Lenoir
Cinematography	Marcel Lucien
Edited by	Marguerite Beaugé
Production company	Compagnie Française Cinématographique Véga Films
Distributed by	La Société des Films Sirius
Release dates	23 November 1940
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Hangman's Noose (French: Le collier de chanvre) is a 1940 French mystery film directed by Léon Mathot and starring Jacqueline Delubac, André Luguet and Annie Vernay. It is based on the 1932 novel Rope to Spare by Philip MacDonald about the detective Anthony Gethryn and is set in England. The film's sets were designed by the art director Émile Duquesne.

Main cast

• Jacqueline Delubac as Lady Gladys Carter-Fawcett
• André Luguet as Gethryn
• Annie Vernay as Lucy Gethryn
• Georges Lannes as Le colonel Raverscourt
• Sylvia Bataille as Anny, la serveuse
• Paul Azaïs as Dollboys
• Georges Grey as Le capitaine Herbert Lake
• Marcel Carpentier as Dyson
• Georges Bever as L'inspecteur Pike
• Thomy Bourdelle as Bronson
• Suzanne Guémard as La femme du baron
• Marthe Mellot as La mère de Dollboys

Bibliography

• Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Hangman's Noose at IMDb