Strangers on a Train (1951)

06/27/1951 (US) • 1h 41m

Crime, Thriller

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

Overview

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.

Top Billed 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


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,200,000.00

Revenue

$7,000,000.00

Keywords

infidelity

island

based on novel or book

perfect crime

psychopath

obsession

detective

suspicion

theory

carousel

lighter

film noir

stalking

black and white

train

strangulation

double cross

amusement park

husband wife estrangement

chance meeting

cocktail party

fiancée

perfect murder

penn station

storm drain

tennis match

tennis pro

trains

murder swap

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