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Strangers on a Train

1951 ★ 93 min
Starring: Robert Walker, Farley Granger, Ruth Roman
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writer: Raymond Chandler, Whitfield Cook, Ben Hecht
Producer: Alfred Hitchcock

Strangers on a Train is a 1951 American psychological thriller film noir produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and adapted by Raymond Chandler and Czenzi Ormonde from the 1950 novel by Patricia Highsmith. It was shot in late 1950, and released by Warner Bros. Pictures on June 30, 1951, starring Farley Granger, Ruth Roman and Robert Walker.

Trivia

  • Selected for the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films.
  • Also nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White.
  • Based on Strangers on a Train (novel by Patricia Highsmith).
  • Based on Once You Kiss a Stranger (1969 film by Robert Sparr).
  • With cast nailed down, a script in hand, and a director of photography in tune with Hitchcock's vision on board, the company was ready to commence filming.
  • Hitchcock had a crew shoot background footage of the 1950 Davis Cup finals held August 25 - 27, 1950 at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York.
  • Hitchcock and his cast and crew decamped for the East Coast on October 17, 1950.

Filming Locations

  • Connecticut
  • New York City
  • Exteriors would be shot on both coasts, and interiors on Warner Brothers' soundstages.
  • For six days, they shot at Penn Station in New York City, at the railroad station at Danbury, Connecticut—which became Guy's hometown of Metcalf—and in spots around Washington, D.C. By month's end, they were back in California.
  • The amusement park exteriors were shot there and at an actual Tunnel of Love at a fairground in Canoga Park, California.

Previous Showings

19 Runs • 15 Festivals

34,118 tickets sold

Original Billings: 1 run (July 8, 1951)

Original Run: July 8, 1951 (Sunday - Thursday)

All runs on record (19):

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