Strangers on a Train(1951)
It starts with a shriek of a train whistle... and ends with shrieking excitement!
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.
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Guy Haines
Anne Morton
Bruno Antony
Sen. Morton
Barbara Morton
Miriam Haines
Mrs. Antony
Mr. Antony
Police Capt. Turley
Prof. Collins
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