The Rope - 1948

'The rope' tells the story of two young and wealthy men Brandon and Phillip, who strangled and murdered a friend of theirs just to see if they can get away with it. They then invite other close friends )(including the murdered man's parents) to their apartment for a dinner party, whilst hiding the body in a chest/box in their sitting room, just to see if they can get away with it. The suspense is created through the body in the chest/box. Questions like: "What will happen?" or "Will the body (and the two men) be dicovered and brought to jsutice" arise.