Strangers On A Train (1951)

	Murray Alper	Boatman
	Robert Walker	Bruno Anthony
	Jonathan Hale	Mr. Anthony
	Leo G. Carroll	Sen. Morton
	Patricia Hitchcock	Barbara Morton
	Ruth Roman	Anne Morton
	Robert Gist	Leslie Hennessy
	Farley Granger	Guy Haines
	Ralph Moody	Seedy Man at Carnival
	John Brown	Prof. Collins
	Norma Varden	Mrs. Cunningham
	Brooks Benedict	Tennis Umpire
	Marion Lorne	Mrs. Anthony
	Laura Elliott	Miriam Haines
	Kasey Rogers	Miriam Joyce Haines
	Howard St. John	Police Capt. Turley
	Monya Andre	Dowager
	Joel Allen	Policeman

Director

Alfred Hitchcock

Producer

Alfred Hitchcock

Writer/Composer

Ben Hecht
Raymond Chandler
Whitfield Cook
Patricia Highsmith

Cinematography

Robert Burks

Music

Dimitri Tiomkin

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 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

Edition Details
No. of Discs/Tapes	1

Personal Details
Purchase Date	9/18/2016
Location	Personal Library
Owner	Deitz
Store	Amazon.com
Condition	New
Links	++ Review: Jim Clark's Reviews • Analysis of a scene: Jim Clark's Reviews Strangers On A Train at Core for Movies IMDB TheMovieDb.org

References
Streaming, VoD	Various, YouTube
Lists	‡ 50 Outstanding GLBT-Themed Films by Jim Clark, ‡ 175 Essential Films for GLBT Viewers from Advocate (6/23/2014)

This film is a Hitchcock classic, and a must see -- It has spawned many derivatives -- While the film is based on a novel by Patricia Highsmith, there are significant plot differences (see Jim Clark's commentary in Links section, and if available, the extensive audio comments included with the DVD) -- Hitchcock himself has admitted that Bruno is likely a homosexual -- The US censorship rules then in effect have greatly obscured it though -- Don't feel embarrassed, should you be gay, that you didn't pick up on it -- My gaydar is so weak that I didn't see it until commentators pointed it out -- Unfortunately, Hitchcock's and Highsmith's Bruno is not a positive gay character, reflecting I suppose the prevailing views of the time.

Purchase Date	9/18/2016
Purchase Price	$10.00
Store	Amazon.com
Condition	New