"It starts with a shriek of a train whistle... and ends with shrieking excitement!"

1951

1h 41m

7.7(1770 votes)

Crime

Thriller

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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Cast & Crew

79 members

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Farley Granger

Guy Haines

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Ruth Roman

Anne Morton

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Robert Walker

Bruno Antony

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Leo G. Carroll

Sen. Morton

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Patricia Hitchcock

Barbara Morton

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Kasey Rogers

Miriam Haines

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Marion Lorne

Mrs. Antony

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Jonathan Hale

Mr. Antony

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Howard St. John

Police Capt. Turley

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John Brown

Prof. Collins

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Norma Varden

Mrs. Cunningham

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Robert Gist

Det. Leslie Hennessey

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Brooks Benedict

Tennis Umpire (uncredited)

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John Doucette

Det. Hammond (uncredited)

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Harry Hines

Man Under Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)

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Alfred Hitchcock

Man Boarding Train Carrying a Double Bass (uncredited)

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Paul McGuire

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Oliver Cross

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Tom Ferrandini

Linesman (uncredited)

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Stuart Hall

Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited)

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Joel Allen

Policeman (uncredited)

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Murray Alper

Boatman (uncredited)

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Monya Andre

Dowager (uncredited)

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Benjie Bancroft

Police Officer (uncredited)

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Harry Baum

Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited)

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Al Bridge

Tennis Judge (uncredited)

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Joe Brooks

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

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John Butler

Blind Man (uncredited)

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Leonard Carey

Anthonys' Butler (uncredited)

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Edward Clark

Miriam's Boss (uncredited)

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Production

Jack Cushingham

Fred Reynolds (uncredited)

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John Daheim

Detective at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)

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Marilyn Dialon

Girl on Carousel (uncredited)

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Jay Eaton

General - Party Guest (uncredited)

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Roy Engel

Policeman (uncredited)

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Herbert Evans

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Franklyn Farnum

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Tommy Farrell

Miriam's Boyfriend (uncredited)

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Sam Flint

Train Passenger Requesting Light (uncredited)

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Kay Garrett

Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited)

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Robert Haines

Bus Driver (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Edward Hearn

Lt. Campbell (uncredited)

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Al Hill

Carnival Game Proprietor (uncredited)

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Mary Alan Hokanson

Secretary (uncredited)

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Edna Holland

Mrs. Joyce (uncredited)

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J. Louis Johnson

Mortons' Butler (uncredited)

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Fred Kelsey

Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)

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Mike Lally

Detective at Carnival (uncredited)

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Perc Launders

Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

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Louis Lettieri

Boy with Balloon (uncredited)

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George Magrill

Policeman at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)

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Charles Marsh

Bystander at Drain (uncredited)

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Thomas Martin

Party Guest (uncredited)

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David McMahon

Bystander at Drain (uncredited)

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Charles Meredith

Judge Donahue (uncredited)

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Ralph Moody

Seedy Man at Carnival (uncredited)

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Mike Morelli

Boatman (uncredited)

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Roland Morris

Miriam's Boyfriend (uncredited)

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Odette Myrtil

Madame Darville (uncredited)

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Richard Neill

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Barry Norton

Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited)

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Spec O'Donnell

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

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Paul Panzer

Bystander at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)

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Minna Phillips

Dowager (uncredited)

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Anthony Redondo

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Georges Renavent

Monsieur Darville (uncredited)

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Suzanne Ridgway

Bystander at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)

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Dick Ryan

Minister (uncredited)

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Charles Sherlock

Cop (uncredited)

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Janet Stewart

Girl (uncredited)

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Brick Sullivan

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

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Shirley Tegge

Girl (uncredited)

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Laura Treadwell

Mrs. Anderson (uncredited)

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Joe Warfield

Soda Jerk (uncredited)

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Howard Washington

Waiter on Train (uncredited)

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Dick Wessel

Bill (uncredited)

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Chalky Williams

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

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Robert B. Williams

Bystander at Drain (uncredited)

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