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Strangers on a Train (1951)
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Favorite Movie Quote: "Let me remind you that even the most unworthy of us has a right to life and the pursuit of happiness."
The perfect crime. Many have dreamed about it and would do it if they thought they could get away with it. Bruno (Robert Walker) recognizes Guy (Farley Granger) on a train and proposes the perfect crime. It would have worked, had Bruno made sure that Guy was in agreement.
One thing that you recognize immediately is that Hitchcock made splendid casting choices here. Walker and Granger were perfect for the roles. Bruno was definitely gay, even if you couldn't state it in 1951. He wasn't an effeminate gay, however, as he showed at the fair when tracking Guy's wife, the cheating Miriam (Kasey Rogers). I fact Guy seemed to be the effeminate one, weak and indecisive, but he was definitely hetero, as he wanted to get rid of his wife to marry the Senator's (Leo G. Carroll) daughter Anne (Ruth Roman).
Bruno kept following Guy, and almost gave himself away when he met Anne's sister, played by Patricia Hitchcock, Alfred's real daughter, who bore a striking resemblance to Miriam. Anne was becoming increasingly suspicious.
Forced to tell all to Anne what was going on, Guy enlists her and her sister's help in trying to clear himself. The police are right on his tail as the excitement ratchets up tremendously.
A great finale and a bit of a surprise.
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