- "The Train Stranger" is the first novel of Patricia Highsmith. The copyright of the novel was sold for only US$7,500. In order to keep the price down, director Alfred Hitchcock deliberately prevented his name from appearing in the negotiation. , Highsmith, who learned the truth later, was greatly annoyed.
- The film turns Bruno in the novel from a rude alcoholic into a very attractive handsome guy.
- Hitchcock wanted to invite a more experienced screenwriter to write for the film, but was rejected by eight screenwriters, including John Steinbeck and Thornton Wilder. They all thought the story of the film was flashy and unrealistic. Doubts about Highsmith, who published a novel for the first time.
- Director Hitchcock starred in the film as a guest who got on the bus with a double bass.
- William Holden was the first candidate to play Guy.
- The film is the last full feature film starred by Robert Walker. Eight months after the film was completed, he died of a drug allergy.
- The film determined the position of Carol Bernard’s star badge on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1951, she served as the lead at the Warner Theater on Hollywood Boulevard. Bernard, who had watched the film, told a pair of latecomers. Men and women should watch this wonderful movie from the beginning, so they were fired. Many years later, Bernard, who had become famous, asked her star to be placed in front of the Warner Theater.
Strangers on a Train behind the scenes gags
2021-11-13 08:01
Extended Reading
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Ansley 2022-04-20 09:01:34
Everyone has a huge interest in murder, and how to do it is always the best part. The suspense is a little lacking, and the camera is ingenious. The murder scene in the playground was actually filmed as a dance in the rearview mirror, which is very classic.
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Annalise 2021-11-13 08:01:23
Don't talk to strangers
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Miriam Joyce Haines: Hey, are we going to go to the Tunnel of Love?
Miriam's Boyfriend: Tunnel of Love?
Miriam Joyce Haines: Come on!
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Prof. Collins: [singing] There was a man who had a goat, He loved that goat, Indeed he did, He loved that goat, Just like a kid.