Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

It starts with a shriek of a train whistle... and ends with shrieking excitement!

1951•1h 41m•7.7/10

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7.7/10(2K)

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.

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Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Farley Granger

Farley Granger

Guy Haines

Ruth Roman

Ruth Roman

Anne Morton

Robert Walker

Robert Walker

Bruno Antony

Leo G. Carroll

Leo G. Carroll

Sen. Morton

Patricia Hitchcock

Patricia Hitchcock

Barbara Morton

Kasey Rogers

Kasey Rogers

Miriam Haines

Marion Lorne

Marion Lorne

Mrs. Antony

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

Mr. Antony

Howard St. John

Howard St. John

Police Capt. Turley

John Brown

John Brown

Prof. Collins

Norma Varden

Norma Varden

Mrs. Cunningham

Robert Gist

Robert Gist

Det. Leslie Hennessey

Brooks Benedict

Brooks Benedict

Tennis Umpire (uncredited)

John Doucette

John Doucette

Det. Hammond (uncredited)

Harry Hines

Harry Hines

Man Under Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock

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)

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