A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.

Farley Granger
as Guy Haines

Ruth Roman
as Anne Morton

Robert Walker
as Bruno Antony

Leo G. Carroll
as Sen. Morton

Patricia Hitchcock
as Barbara Morton

Kasey Rogers
as Miriam Haines

Marion Lorne
as Mrs. Antony

Jonathan Hale
as Mr. Antony

Howard St. John
as Police Capt. Turley

John Brown
as Prof. Collins
CharlesTheBold
The "strangers on a train" are Guy, a successful athlete in an unhappy marriage, and Bruno, an amoral playboy. Bruno suggests a perfect crime whereby Guy can get rid of his wife without being suspected, and he convinces himself that Guy has agreed to it. Bruno is obviously evil, but what about G...
CinemaSerf
Tennis pro "Haines" (Farley Granger) is quietly travelling in the club car of a train when his neighbour "Bruno" (Robert Walker) strikes up a conversation. It all seems innocuous enough, the former man is an accomplished player and it seems to him that this is a fan, of sorts, who just wants some co...