Strangers on a Train
An ambitious tennis star becomes entangled in a twisted murder plot with a charming psychopath on a train, forcing him to confront his own complicity in a deadly game of cat and mouse.
“It starts with a shriek of a train whistle... and ends with shrieking excitement!”
Synopsis
A charming psychopath attempts to convince a tennis star of his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other's most-hated person.
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A crew of 86+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by William H ZieglerShot by Robert BurksScored by Dimitri Tiomkin
Box Office
1951 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 5.8× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$7.0M
Full synopsis
Also known as
- Der Fremde im Zugde
- Verschwörung im Nordexpress.de
- L'Inconnu du Nord-Expressfr
- L'altro uomoit
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Cast & Crew
86 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Farley Granger
as Guy Haines
Robert Walker
as Bruno Antony
Ruth Roman
as Anne Morton
Leo G Carroll
as Sen. Morton
Patricia Hitchcock
as Barbara Morton
Kasey Rogers
as Miriam Joyce Haines
Marion Lorne
as Mrs. Antony
Jonathan Hale
as Mr. Antony
Howard St John
as Police Capt. Turley
John Brown
as Prof. Collins
Norma Varden
as Mrs. Cunningham
Robert Gist
as Det. Leslie Hennessey
Supporting cast
67Brooks Benedict
as Tennis Umpire (uncredited)
John Doucette
as Det. Hammond (uncredited)
Harry Hines
as Man Under Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock
as Man Boarding Train Carrying a Double Bass (uncredited)
Paul Mcguire
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini
as Linesman (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
as Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited)
Joel Allen
as Policeman (uncredited)
Murray Alper
as Boatman (uncredited)
Monya Andre
as Dowager (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Harry Baum
as Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited)
Al Bridge
as Tennis Judge (uncredited)
Joe Brooks
as Carnival Patron (uncredited)
John Butler
as Blind Man (uncredited)
Leonard Carey
as Anthonys' Butler (uncredited)
Edward Clark
as Miriam's Boss (uncredited)
Jack Cushingham
as Fred Reynolds (uncredited)
John Daheim
as Detective at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
Marilyn Dialon
as Girl on Carousel (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
as General - Party Guest (uncredited)
Roy Engel
as Policeman (uncredited)
Herbert Evans
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Tommy Farrell
as Miriam's Boyfriend (uncredited)
Sam Flint
as Train Passenger Requesting Light (uncredited)
Kay Garrett
as Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited)
Robert Haines
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Sam Harris
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
as Lt. Campbell (uncredited)
Al Hill
as Carnival Game Proprietor (uncredited)
Mary Alan Hokanson
as Secretary (uncredited)
Edna Holland
as Mrs. Joyce (uncredited)
J Louis Johnson
as Mortons' Butler (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
Mike Lally
as Detective at Carnival (uncredited)
Perc Launders
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Louis Lettieri
as Boy with Balloon (uncredited)
George Magrill
as Policeman at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
Charles Marsh
as Bystander at Drain (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
as Party Guest (uncredited)
David Mcmahon
as Bystander at Drain (uncredited)
Charles Meredith
as Judge Donahue (uncredited)
Ralph Moody
as Seedy Man at Carnival (uncredited)
Mike Morelli
as Boatman (uncredited)
Roland Morris
as Miriam's Boyfriend (uncredited)
Odette Myrtil
as Madame Darville (uncredited)
Richard Neill
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Barry Norton
as Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited)
Spec O Donnell
as Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
as Bystander at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
Minna Phillips
as Dowager (uncredited)
Anthony Redondo
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Georges Renavent
as Monsieur Darville (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
as Bystander at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
Dick Ryan
as Minister (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
as Cop (uncredited)
Janet Stewart
as Girl (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
as Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Shirley Tegge
as Girl (uncredited)
Laura Treadwell
as Mrs. Anderson (uncredited)
Joe Warfield
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Howard Washington
as Waiter on Train (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
as Bill (uncredited)
Chalky Williams
as Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Robert B Williams
as Bystander at Drain (uncredited)
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