Strangers on a Train

A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.

Genre : CrimeThriller

Runtime : 101 mins

Release Date : 1951-06-27

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The "strangers on a train" are Guy, a successful athlete in an unhappy marriage, and Bruno, an amoral playboy. Bruno suggests a perfect crime whereby Guy can get rid of his wife without being suspected, and he convinces himself that Guy has agreed to it. Bruno is obviously evil, but what about ...

Tennis pro "Haines" (Farley Granger) is quietly travelling in the club car of a train when his neighbour "Bruno" (Robert Walker) strikes up a conversation. It all seems innocuous enough, the former man is an accomplished player and it seems to him that this is a fan, of sorts, who just wants some c...

Cast

Farley Granger

(Guy Haines)

Ruth Roman

(Anne Morton)

Robert Walker

(Bruno Antony)

Leo G. Carroll

(Sen. Morton)

Patricia Hitchcock

(Barbara Morton)

Kasey Rogers

(Miriam Haines)

Marion Lorne

(Mrs. Antony)

Jonathan Hale

(Mr. Antony)

Howard St. John

(Police Capt. Turley)

John Brown

(Prof. Collins)

Norma Varden

(Mrs. Cunningham)

Robert Gist

(Det. Leslie Hennessey)

Brooks Benedict

(Tennis Umpire (uncredited))

John Doucette

(Det. Hammond (uncredited))

Harry Hines

(Man Under Merry-Go-Round (uncredited))

Alfred Hitchcock

(Man Boarding Train Carrying a Double Bass (uncredited))

Paul McGuire

(Train Passenger (uncredited))

Oliver Cross

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Tom Ferrandini

(Linesman (uncredited))

Stuart Hall

(Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited))

Joel Allen

(Policeman (uncredited))

Murray Alper

(Boatman (uncredited))

Monya Andre

(Dowager (uncredited))

Benjie Bancroft

(Police Officer (uncredited))

Harry Baum

(Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited))

Al Bridge

(Tennis Judge (uncredited))

Joe Brooks

(Carnival Patron (uncredited))

John Butler

(Blind Man (uncredited))

Leonard Carey

(Anthonys' Butler (uncredited))

Edward Clark

(Miriam's Boss (uncredited))

Jack Cushingham

(Fred Reynolds (uncredited))

John Daheim

(Detective at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited))

Marilyn Dialon

(Girl on Carousel (uncredited))

Jay Eaton

(General - Party Guest (uncredited))

Roy Engel

(Policeman (uncredited))

Herbert Evans

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Franklyn Farnum

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Tommy Farrell

(Miriam's Boyfriend (uncredited))

Sam Flint

(Train Passenger Requesting Light (uncredited))

Kay Garrett

(Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited))

Robert Haines

(Bus Driver (uncredited))

Sam Harris

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Edward Hearn

(Lt. Campbell (uncredited))

Al Hill

(Carnival Game Proprietor (uncredited))

Mary Alan Hokanson

(Secretary (uncredited))

Edna Holland

(Mrs. Joyce (uncredited))

J. Louis Johnson

(Mortons' Butler (uncredited))

Fred Kelsey

(Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited))

Mike Lally

(Detective at Carnival (uncredited))

Perc Launders

(Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited))

Louis Lettieri

(Boy with Balloon (uncredited))

George Magrill

(Policeman at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited))

Charles Marsh

(Bystander at Drain (uncredited))

Thomas Martin

(Party Guest (uncredited))

David McMahon

(Bystander at Drain (uncredited))

Charles Meredith

(Judge Donahue (uncredited))

Ralph Moody

(Seedy Man at Carnival (uncredited))

Mike Morelli

(Boatman (uncredited))

Roland Morris

(Miriam's Boyfriend (uncredited))

Odette Myrtil

(Madame Darville (uncredited))

Richard Neill

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Barry Norton

(Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited))

Spec O'Donnell

(Carnival Patron (uncredited))

Paul Panzer

(Bystander at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited))

Minna Phillips

(Dowager (uncredited))

Anthony Redondo

(Train Passenger (uncredited))

Georges Renavent

(Monsieur Darville (uncredited))

Suzanne Ridgway

(Bystander at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited))

Dick Ryan

(Minister (uncredited))

Charles Sherlock

(Cop (uncredited))

Janet Stewart

(Girl (uncredited))

Brick Sullivan

(Carnival Patron (uncredited))

Shirley Tegge

(Girl (uncredited))

Laura Treadwell

(Mrs. Anderson (uncredited))

Joe Warfield

(Soda Jerk (uncredited))

Howard Washington

(Waiter on Train (uncredited))

Dick Wessel

(Bill (uncredited))

Chalky Williams

(Carnival Patron (uncredited))

Robert B. Williams

(Bystander at Drain (uncredited))