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Strangers on a Train (1951) 8.2
A psychotic socialite confronts a pro tennis star with a theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder...a theory that he plans to implement. Director:Alfred Hitchcock |
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| Farley Granger | ... | ||
| Ruth Roman | ... | ||
| Robert Walker | ... | ||
| Leo G. Carroll | ... | ||
| Patricia Hitchcock | ... | ||
| Kasey Rogers | ... |
Miriam Joyce Haines
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| Marion Lorne | ... | ||
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Jonathan Hale | ... | |
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Howard St. John | ... | |
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John Brown | ... | |
| Norma Varden | ... | ||
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Bruno Anthony thinks he has the perfect plot to rid himself of his hated father and when he meets tennis player Guy Haines on a train, he thinks he's found the partner he needs to pull it off. His plan is relatively simple. Two strangers each agree to kill someone the other person wants disposed of. For example, Guy could kill his father and he could get rid of Guy's wife Miriam, freeing him to marry Anne Morton, the beautiful daughter of a U.S. Senator. Guy dismisses it all out of hand but but Bruno goes ahead with his half of the 'bargain' and disposes of Miriam. When Guy balks, Bruno makes it quite clear that he will plant evidence to implicate Guy in her murder if he doesn't get rid of his father. Guy had also made some unfortunate statements about Miriam after she had refused him a divorce. It all leads the police to believe Guy is responsible for the murder, forcing him to deal with Bruno's mad ravings. Written by garykmcd
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A tennis star plays a match with murder! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
30 June 1951 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Alfred Hitchcock's 'Strangers on a Train' See more »Filming Locations:
West Side Tennis Club - 1 Tennis Place, Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$1,200,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£23,764 (UK) (13 August 1999)Gross:
£23,764 (UK) (13 August 1999)Company Credits
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1.37 : 1
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(1927) (uncredited)
Music by Milton Ager
Played at the beginning of both amusement park scenes
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The letters on the shirts of the ball boys at the tennis game - "WSTC" - stand for the 'West Side Tennis Club' where the stadium is located. See more »Goofs
Tennis match played before the end of the movie is clearly put together from 2 different games - you can see those are different tennis courts and also stadiums. See more »Soundtracks
"Ain't She Sweet"(1927) (uncredited)
Music by Milton Ager
Played at the beginning of both amusement park scenes
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Usually, it is the other way around, but in this case, the movie is a major improvement over the original book.
I had seen this wonderful movie at least a dozen times, before I managed to find a copy of the book it was taken from....the book has the same title and was written by Patricia Highsmith.
I scoured the used bookstores for years, before I finally found a copy, and because the movie was SO good, I could not wait to begin reading the story in its original version.
I was never so disappointed!
Not because the book is unreadable...but because Hitchcock made such vast improvements over the book that the book simply does not come close to measuring up to the movie version.
That said, let me now comment on Robert Walker's amazing performance as Bruno Antony.
This was Robert Walker's last completed performance...he died while shooting his final film, "My Son John," in August, 1951.
This role as Bruno was the performance of his career!
Perfect in every way.
The movie has been around now for nearly half a century. I see it every time it is shown on television, and I also watch the tape I have of it occasionally.
Robert Walker's performance only seems to improve with each new viewing.
I can not recommend this movie highly enough.
If Hitchcock and Robert Walker can read me, up there in heaven, let me congratulate them both on an absolutely superlative job!