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Synopsis
In one of Alfred Hitchcock's suspense classics, tennis pro Guy Haines (Farley Granger) chances to meet wealthy wastrel Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker) on a train. Having read all about Guy, Bruno is aware that the tennis player is trapped in an unhappy marriage to to wife Miriam (Laura Elliott) and has been seen in the company of senator's daughter Ann Morton (Ruth Roman). Baiting Guy, Bruno reveals that he feels trapped by his hated father (Jonathan Hale). As Guy listens with detached amusement, Bruno discusses the theory of "exchange murders." Suppose that Bruno were to murder Guy's wife, and Guy in exchange were to kill Bruno's father? With no known link between the two men, the police would be none the wiser, would they? When he reaches his destination, Guy bids goodbye to Bruno, thinking nothing more of the affable but rather curious young man's homicidal theories. And then, Guy's wife turns up strangled to death. Co-adapted by Raymond Chandler from a novel by Patricia Highsmith, Strangers on a Train perfectly exemplifies Hitchcock's favorite theme of the evil that lurks just below the surface of everyday life and ordinary men. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Leo G. Carroll Senator Morton
John Doucette Hammond
Laura Elliot Miriam Haines
Farley Granger Guy Haines
Jonathan Hale Mr. Anthony
Patricia Hitchcock Barbara Morton
Marion Lorne Mrs. Anthony
Ruth Roman Ann Morton
Howard St. John Capt. Turley
Norma Varden Mrs. Cunningham
John Brown Prof. Collins
Robert Gist Hennessey
Robert Walker Bruno Anthony

Production Crew

Edward S. Haworth Art Director
Patricia Highsmith Book Author
Robert Burks Cinematographer
Dimitri Tiomkin Composer (Music Score)
Leah Rhoads Costume Designer
Alfred Hitchcock Director
William H. Ziegler Editor
Gordon Bau Makeup
Ray Heindorf Musical Direction/Supervision
Alfred Hitchcock Producer
Czenzi Ormonde Screenwriter
Raymond Chandler Screenwriter
Whitfield Cook Screenwriter
George James Hopkins Set Designer
Dolph Thomas Sound/Sound Designer
H.F. Koenekamp Special Effects
Year: 1951
Runtime: 101
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG
Category: Feature

Genre
Thriller

Produced by
Warner Brothers

Awards
1951 - Best Picture - National Board of Review