Plot hole: Farley Granger meets a math professor on a train bound from New York to Washington, and is able to prove as much to the police. The professor got on in New York and got off in Wilmington, DE, while Granger boarded the train in the fictitious town of Metcalf, NJ, and rode on to Washington. Thus, they met between Metcalf and Wilmington. But the police say Granger could have boarded the train in Baltimore, by which time the professor would have gotten off and they never would have met.
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Plot summary
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Farley Granger, Leo G. Carroll, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker
While on a train, famous tennis player Guy Haines is recognized by a fan called Bruno Anthony. During their discussion, Bruno comes up with the idea that since they both want someone in the lives to be killed or have them go away, that they should commit the other guy's murder so that neither of them will be suspect to the crimes, meaning that if Bruno kills Guy's wife, then Guy will return the favor and kill Bruno's father. But Guy takes this as a joke at first until he finds out that his wife has been killed by Bruno. Now that Bruno is stalking Guy, insisting that Guy return the favor, Guy must now decide whether or not to kill Bruno's father.
Big Evil
More mistakes in Strangers on a Train
Senator Morton: I'll have him called up immediately.
Barbara Morton: Obstructing the wheels of justice, Daddy?
Trivia: Early in the movie, Alfred Hitchcock is boarding a train with a double bass as Farley Grainger gets off at his home town.
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