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Strangers on a Train
It starts with a shriek of a train whistle... and ends with shrieking excitement!
Genres
CrimeThriller
Overview
Having met on a train, a smooth-talking psychotic socialite shares his theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder to an amateur tennis player — a theory he plans to test out.
Details
Budget
$1200000
Revenue
$7000000
Runtime
101 min
Release Date
1951-06-27
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1751
Vote Average
7.669
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
John Brown
Prof. Collins
Norma Varden
Mrs. Cunningham
Robert Gist
Det. Leslie Hennessey
Brooks Benedict
Tennis Umpire (uncredited)
John Doucette
Det. Hammond (uncredited)
Harry Hines
Man Under Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock
Man Boarding Train Carrying a Double Bass (uncredited)
Paul McGuire
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Party Guest (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini
Linesman (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited)
Joel Allen
Policeman (uncredited)
Murray Alper
Boatman (uncredited)
Monya Andre
Dowager (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft
Police Officer (uncredited)
Harry Baum
Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Tennis Judge (uncredited)
Joe Brooks
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
John Butler
Blind Man (uncredited)
Leonard Carey
Anthonys' Butler (uncredited)
Edward Clark
Miriam's Boss (uncredited)
Jack Cushingham
Fred Reynolds (uncredited)
John Daheim
Detective at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
Marilyn Dialon
Girl on Carousel (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
General - Party Guest (uncredited)
Roy Engel
Policeman (uncredited)
Herbert Evans
Party Guest (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Party Guest (uncredited)
Tommy Farrell
Miriam's Boyfriend (uncredited)
Sam Flint
Train Passenger Requesting Light (uncredited)
Kay Garrett
Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Party Guest (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Lt. Campbell (uncredited)
Al Hill
Carnival Game Proprietor (uncredited)
Mary Alan Hokanson
Secretary (uncredited)
Edna Holland
Mrs. Joyce (uncredited)
J. Louis Johnson
Mortons' Butler (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Detective at Carnival (uncredited)
Perc Launders
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Louis Lettieri
Boy with Balloon (uncredited)
George Magrill
Policeman at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
Charles Marsh
Bystander at Drain (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
Party Guest (uncredited)
David McMahon
Bystander at Drain (uncredited)
Charles Meredith
Judge Donahue (uncredited)
Ralph Moody
Seedy Man at Carnival (uncredited)
Mike Morelli
Boatman (uncredited)
Roland Morris
Miriam's Boyfriend (uncredited)
Odette Myrtil
Madame Darville (uncredited)
Richard Neill
Party Guest (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Bystander at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
Minna Phillips
Dowager (uncredited)
Anthony Redondo
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Georges Renavent
Monsieur Darville (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Bystander at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
Dick Ryan
Minister (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Cop (uncredited)
Janet Stewart
Girl (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Shirley Tegge
Girl (uncredited)
Laura Treadwell
Mrs. Anderson (uncredited)
Joe Warfield
Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Howard Washington
Waiter on Train (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
Bill (uncredited)
Chalky Williams
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
Bystander at Drain (uncredited)
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