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Hangman's Noose (1940)

Hangman's Noose poster
Original title
Le Collier de chanvre
Directed by
Léon Mathot
Genre
crime film, mystery film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates a puzzling crime in England. The story involves clues and suspects.

mysterioussuspensefulold-fashionedintriguingslow-pacedcerebralstylishwhimsical

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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