Thursday, May 17, 2012

Rope-a-Dopes



UPTOWN KILL

Willing partners in murder and sex
Throw a party that renders them wrecks
When their victim's un-crated
They're convicted and fated,
And the rope starts entwining their necks.

David Cairns




GAYS INTO THE ABYSS

Hitchcock stretched a continuous shot
Till two necks had been caught in a knot
This pair thought it peachy
To dare to be Nietzsche,
But perfected their plotting was not.

Surly Hack



John Dall and Farley Granger are given more than enough Rope (Alfred Hitchcock, 1948). Please help to make a rediscovered bit of Hitchcock history available to the public by donating to the National Film Preservation FoundationLearn more about the For the Love of Film blogathon at This Island RobSelf-Styled Siren  and Ferdy on Films.

2 comments:

Tinky said...

GAYS into the Abyss? My goodness, you do find all the puns in the world......

surly hack said...

Once again, credit for that title goes to my straight man David Cairns.