Strangers on a Train

1951 · 101 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 144,953 VOTES · DIR. Alfred Hitchcock

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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.

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Dialogue Timeline — 1,100 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:24 Excuse me.
00:05:00 Someday I'II teII you about it.
00:07:40 We'II be puIIing in soon. I've got to change trains.
00:10:46 You'd better win at Southampton. I got two bucks on you.
00:13:50 -What happened? He run out on you? -No man runs out on me. Not even you.
00:16:55 Bruno, I do wish you'd take up painting.
00:21:39 Let's go see who's the stronger.
00:26:06 We got use for you Iater.
00:30:57 What's this aII about?
00:34:30 Is anything wrong?
00:37:49 DeIaware Tech.
00:40:46 -I saw him outside. -PIease come in, professor.
00:43:21 Somebody eIse takes over for the next eight.
00:47:20 SIight improvement over Miriam, huh, Guy?
00:51:59 Come on, Hennessy.
00:55:18 Now.
00:58:48 But, Guy...
01:02:18 He read about me. He knew about Miriam, about you.
01:08:23 ...to make a IittIe sociaI caII on your father.
01:12:03 Your son is responsibIe for a woman's death.
01:15:29 Didn't Bruno say I wanted him to go there one night after dark?
01:21:34 Game, Mr. ReynoIds.
01:28:19 -MetcaIf. -Let's get him.
01:37:24 Not Haines?

Cast & Characters

Farley Granger Guy Haines Robert Walker Bruno Antony Ruth Roman Anne Morton Leo G. Carroll Sen. Morton Patricia Hitchcock Barbara Morton Kasey Rogers Miriam Joyce Haines Marion Lorne Mrs. Antony Jonathan Hale Mr. Antony Howard St. John Police Capt. Turley John Brown Prof. Collins

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,100
Dialogue density10.9 lines / min
First line00:02:24
Final line01:37:24

Production Record

DirectorAlfred Hitchcock
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,200,000
Revenue$7,000,000
IMDb votes144,953