Enough Rope for Two story
Ex-con Joe and his former partners Madge (Hagen) and Maxie drive to an abandoned mine in the middle of desert in order to collect hidden robbery loot. Once there, the three turn on each other: Joe shoots and kills Maxie, and Madge traps Joe down in the mine once she has obtained the money. This leaves Madge with the loot, but the keys to the car are in the mine with Joe. Directed by: Paul Henreid. Story by: Clark Howard, Joel Murcott.
8 total · 1 choice · 3 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| mistrust | choice | The story centered around the interactions of three bank robbers who had betrayed each other in the past and were scheming to do so again. In the end they all perished because they couldn't get along. |
| bank robbery | major | Joe, Madge, and Maxie had perpetrated a bank heist 10 years ago. |
| betrayal | major | Joe, Madge, and Maxie took turns betraying each other. After the bank heist 10 years ago they had also betrayed each other, it seemed. |
| the desire for vengeance | major | Joe wanted revenge for having been 10 years in prison because of Madge and Maxie. |
| murder | minor | Joe shot Maxie dead. Madge trapped Joe in a mineshaft and left him to die. |
| reintegrating into society | minor | Joe was an ex-con who said he just wanted to feel a $100 bill and that he had the power to purchase again. |
| resentment | minor | Joe was bitter toward Madge and Maxie on account that only he had served time for they bank robbery that they'd committed all together. |
| stage magic | minor | In the intro, Alfred Hitchcock demonstrated the Indian rope trick. |