Strangers on a Train (1951) UK Pre-release print "Alfred Hitchcock directs Farley Granger as Guy Haines, an amateur tennis player who is on his way to see his estranged wife, Miriam (Kasey Rogers) to ask for a divorce so he can marry his new love, Anne (Ruth Roman). On the journey a stranger, Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker) strikes up a conversation with him. Bruno knows all about Guy's and Anne's romance and how difficult Miriam is being, because he's read about in the society magazines. He also knows that Guy's life would be much easier if Miriam was out of the picture full stop. He knows it would be easier because he has a similiar problem with his domineering father, and this leads to his suggestion to Guy: if Bruno killed Miriam, then Guy could kill Bruno's father, and they would each have perfect alibis. After all, why would either kill a perfect stranger? Guy laughs this off, but doesn't realise just how seriously Bruno is taking this idea until it's too late..." -MP Bartley, efilmcritic.com Director: Alfred Hitchcock Writer: Raymond Chandler, Czenzi Ormonde Stars: Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, Leo G Carroll, Marion Lorne, Patricia Hitchcock, Laura Elliot, Jonathan Hale, Howard St John
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