Strangers on a Train (1951)
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- PG
- 1h 41min
- Crime, Drama
- 30 Jun 1951 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
Farley Granger | ... |
Guy Haines
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Ruth Roman | ... |
Anne Morton
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Robert Walker | ... |
Bruno Antony
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Leo G. Carroll | ... |
Sen. Morton
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Patricia Hitchcock | ... |
Barbara Morton
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Kasey Rogers | ... |
Miriam Joyce Haines
(as Laura Elliott)
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Marion Lorne | ... |
Mrs. Antony
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Jonathan Hale | ... |
Mr. Antony
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Howard St. John | ... |
Police Capt. Turley
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John Brown | ... |
Prof. Collins
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Norma Varden | ... |
Mrs. Cunningham
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Robert Gist | ... |
Det. Leslie Hennessey
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Joel Allen | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Murray Alper | ... |
Boatman (uncredited)
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Monya Andre | ... |
Dowager (uncredited)
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Benjie Bancroft | ... |
Police Officer (uncredited)
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Harry Baum | ... |
Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited)
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Brooks Benedict | ... |
Tennis Umpire (uncredited)
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Al Bridge | ... |
Tennis Judge (uncredited)
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Joe Brooks | ... |
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
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John Butler | ... |
Blind Man (uncredited)
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Leonard Carey | ... |
Anthonys' Butler (uncredited)
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Edward Clark | ... |
Miriam's Boss (uncredited)
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Oliver Cross | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Jack Cushingham | ... |
Fred Reynolds (uncredited)
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John Daheim | ... |
Detective at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
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Marilyn Dialon | ... |
Girl on Carousel (uncredited)
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John Doucette | ... |
Det. Hammond (uncredited)
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Jay Eaton | ... |
General - Party Guest (uncredited)
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Roy Engel | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Herbert Evans | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Franklyn Farnum | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Tommy Farrell | ... |
Miriam's Boyfriend (uncredited)
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Tom Ferrandini | ... |
Linesman (uncredited)
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Sam Flint | ... |
Train Passenger Requesting Light (uncredited)
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Kay Garrett | ... |
Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited)
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Robert Haines | ... |
Bus Driver (uncredited)
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Stuart Hall | ... |
Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited)
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Sam Harris | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Edward Hearn | ... |
Lt. Campbell (uncredited)
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Al Hill | ... |
Carnival Game Proprietor (uncredited)
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Harry Hines | ... |
Man Under Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
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Alfred Hitchcock | ... |
Man Boarding Train Carrying a Double Bass (uncredited)
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Mary Alan Hokanson | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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Edna Holland | ... |
Mrs. Joyce (uncredited)
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J. Louis Johnson | ... |
Mortons' Butler (uncredited)
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Fred Kelsey | ... |
Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
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Mike Lally | ... |
Detective at Carnival (uncredited)
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Perc Launders | ... |
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
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Louis Lettieri | ... |
Boy with Balloon (uncredited)
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George Magrill | ... |
Policeman at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
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Charles Marsh | ... |
Bystander at Drain (uncredited)
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Thomas Martin | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Paul McGuire | ... |
Man on Train (uncredited)
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David McMahon | ... |
Bystander at Drain (uncredited)
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Charles Meredith | ... |
Judge Donahue (uncredited)
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Ralph Moody | ... |
Seedy Man at Carnival (uncredited)
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Mike Morelli | ... |
Boatman (uncredited)
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Roland Morris | ... |
Miriam's Boyfriend (uncredited)
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Odette Myrtil | ... |
Madame Darville (uncredited)
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Richard Neill | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Barry Norton | ... |
Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited)
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Spec O'Donnell | ... |
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
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Paul Panzer | ... |
Bystander at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
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Minna Phillips | ... |
Dowager (uncredited)
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Anthony Redondo | ... |
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Georges Renavent | ... |
Monsieur Darville (uncredited)
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Suzanne Ridgway | ... |
Bystander at Merry-Go-Round Wreck (uncredited)
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Dick Ryan | ... |
Minister (uncredited)
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Charles Sherlock | ... |
Cop (uncredited)
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Janet Stewart | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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Brick Sullivan | ... |
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
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Shirley Tegge | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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Laura Treadwell | ... |
Mrs. Anderson (uncredited)
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Joe Warfield | ... |
Soda Jerk (uncredited)
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Howard Washington | ... |
Waiter on Train (uncredited)
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Dick Wessel | ... |
Bill (uncredited)
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Chalky Williams | ... |
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
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Robert B. Williams | ... |
Bystander at Drain (uncredited)
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Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock |
Written by
Raymond Chandler | ... | (screen play) and |
Czenzi Ormonde | ... | (screen play) |
Whitfield Cook | ... | (adaptation) |
Patricia Highsmith | ... | (from the novel by) |
Ben Hecht | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
Alfred Hitchcock | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Dimitri Tiomkin | ... | (original music by) |
Cinematography by
Robert Burks | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
William H. Ziegler | ... | film editor (as William Ziegler) |
Art Direction by
Ted Haworth | ... | (as Edward S. Haworth) |
Set Decoration by
George James Hopkins |
Makeup Department
Gordon Bau | ... | makeup artist |
Bill Phillips | ... | makeup (uncredited) |
Myrl Stoltz | ... | hairdresser (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mel Dellar | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
C. Carter Gibson | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Bill Gold | ... | poster designer (uncredited) |
Mentor Huebner | ... | production illustrator (uncredited) |
Armor Marlowe | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Dolph Thomas | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
Hans F. Koenekamp | ... | special effects (as H.F. Koenekamp) |
Stunts
Paul Baxley | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
John Daheim | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Durward Graybill | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Norman C. McClay | ... | best boy (uncredited) |
Harold Noyes | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Charles O'Bannon | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
William Schurr | ... | second camera (uncredited) |
Leonard J. South | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Leah Rhodes | ... | wardrobe |
Robert O'Dell | ... | wardrobe: men (uncredited) |
Margaret Ross | ... | wardrobe: women (uncredited) |
Music Department
Ray Heindorf | ... | musical director |
Script and Continuity Department
Rita Michaels | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Barbara Keon | ... | production associate |
Jack Cushingham | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Warner Bros. (presents) (produced by) (A Warner Bros.-First National Picture)
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1951) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1951) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1951) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1951) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures Mexico (1951) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1951) (India) (theatrical)
- Motion Picture Export Association (MPEA) (1952) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Sociedade Importadora de Filmes (SIF) (1952) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1952) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1952) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1952) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1952) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1952) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1952) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1962) (Finland) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1974) (Finland) (tv)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1979) (France) (tv) (French subtitles)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1981) (Finland) (tv)
- Warner-Columbia Films (1984) (Finland) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Warner Home Video (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- TV3 (1989) (Finland) (tv)
- Varus Video (Russia) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1997) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1998) (United States) (VHS) (UK version)
- Warner Home Video (2000) (United States) (VHS) (US version)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2001) (Finland) (DVD) (1-disc edition)
- Warner Home Video (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (snap case) (UK and US versions)
- Warner Home Video (2001) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (snap case) (UK and US versions)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2002) (Finland) (DVD) (2-disc edition)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD) (two-disc special edition)
- Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (Finland) (DVD) (6-disc Alfred Hitchcock Prestige Collection)
- Turner Classic Movies (TCM) (2008) (United States) (tv)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Summer Classics (2022) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- The Samuel Goldwyn Company (acknowledgement: Mr. Granger appears by arrangement with)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Bruno Antony 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 gone. 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 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 to divorce him. 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 |
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Taglines | Now a very special Alfred Hitchcock event! A hundred and one breathless minutes of matchless suspense! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $1,200,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The final scene of the so-called "American" version of this movie had Barbara and Anne Morton waiting for Guy to call on the telephone. Sir Alfred Hitchcock wanted the phone in the foreground to dominate the shot, emphasizing the importance of the call, but the limited depth-of-field of contemporary movie camera lenses made it difficult to get both phone and women in focus. So Hitchcock had an oversized phone constructed and placed in the foreground. Anne reaches for the big phone, but actually answers a regular one. Hitchcock explained that "I did that on one take, by moving in on Anne so that the big phone went out of the frame as she reached for it. Then a grip put a normal-sized phone on the table, where she picked it up." See more » |
Goofs | When Bruno drops the lighter down the sewer, he tells the bystanders, he needs help retrieving his cigarette CASE. Perhaps Bruno thought it would sound more important if he said he'd dropped a case rather than a mere lighter. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into My Son John (1952). See more » |
Soundtracks | The Band Played On See more » |
Quotes |
Senator Morton:
Dreadful. Dreadful business. Poor unfortunate girl. Barbara Morton: She was a tramp. Senator Morton: She was a human being. Let me remind you that even the most unworthy of us has a right to life and the pursuit of happiness. Barbara Morton: From what I hear she pursued it in all directions. See more » |