Strangers on a Train (1951)
- Starring:
- Farley Granger, Robert Walker, (more)
- Director(s):
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Strangers on a Train
In one of Alfred Hitchcock's suspense classics, tennis pro Guy Haines (Farley Granger) chances to meet wealthy wastrel Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker) on a train. Having read all about Guy, Bruno is aware that the tennis player is trapped in an unhappy marriage to to wife Miriam (Laura Elliott) and has been seen in the company of senator's daughter Ann Morton (Ruth Roman). Baiting Guy, Bruno reveals that he feels trapped by his hated father (Jonathan Hale). As Guy listens with detached amusement, Bruno discusses the theory of "exchange murders." Suppose that Bruno were to murder Guy's wife, and Guy in exchange were to kill Bruno's father? With no known link between the two men, the police would be none the wiser, would they? When he reaches his destination, Guy bids goodbye to Bruno, thinking nothing more of the affable but rather curious young man's homicidal theories. And then, Guy's wife turns up strangled to death. Co-adapted by Raymond Chandler from a novel by Patricia Highsmith, Strangers on a Train perfectly exemplifies Hitchcock's favorite theme of the evil that lurks just below the surface of everyday life and ordinary men. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 101 mins
Complete Cast of Strangers on a Train
- Farley Granger - Guy Haines
- Ruth Roman - Ann Morton
- Patricia Hitchcock - Barbara Morton
- Marion Lorne - Mrs. Anthony
- Howard St. John - Capt. Turley
- Norma Varden - Mrs. Cunningham
- John Doucette - Hammond
- Sam Flint - Man
- Louis Lettieri - Boy
- Janet Stewart - Girl
- Joe Warfield - Seedy Man
- Leonard Carey - Butler
- Charles Meredith - Judge Dolan
- Dick Ryan - Minister
- Rolland Morris - Miriam's Boy Friend
- Al Hill - "Ring the Gong" Concessionaire
- Harry Hines - Man Under Merry-Go-Round
- Edna Holland - Mrs. Joyce
- J. Louis Johnson - Butler
- Ralph Moody - Seedy Man
- Murray Alper - Boatman
- Robert Walker - Bruno Anthony
- Leo G. Carroll - Senator Morton
- Laura Elliot - Miriam Haines
- Jonathan Hale - Mr. Anthony
- John Brown - Prof. Collins
- Robert Gist - Hennessey
- Mary Alan Hokanson - Secretary
- Laura Treadwell - Mrs. Anderson
- Monya Andre - Dowager
- Edward Hearn - Sgt. Campbell
- Odette Myrtil - Mme. Darville
- Dick Wessel - Bill
- Tommy Farrell - Miriam's Boyfriend
- Georges Renavent - Monsieur Darville
- John Butler - Blind Man
- Joel Allen - Policeman
- Roy Engel - Policeman
- Edward Clark - Mr. Hargreaves
- Minna Phillips - Dowager
- Shirley Tegge - Girl
- Director(s):
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Writer(s):
- Czenzi Ormonde, Raymond Chandler, Whitfield Cook
- Producer(s):
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Violence, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense
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