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Strangers On A Train (DVD)
Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker; Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
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Strange thing about this trip. So much occurs in pairs.
Tennis star Guy hates his unfaithful wife. Mysterious Bruno hates his father. How perfect for a playful proposal: I'll kill yours, you kill mine.
Now look at how Alfred Hithcock reinforces the dulaity of human nature. The more you watch, the more you'll see. "Isn't it a fascinating design?" the Master of Suspense often asked.
Triple bill of classic suspense thrillers from director Alfred Hitchcock.
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Adapted from the stage play by Frederick Knott, former tennis pro Tony Wendice (Ray Milland) hatches a cunning plot to get rid of his socialite wife, Margot (Grace Kelly), when he discovers that she has been unfaithful. Wendice blackmails a corrupt former schoolmate into murdering her but the fellow bungles the job and Margot, having killed her would-be assailant in self-defence, then finds herself under suspicion of premeditated murder.
North By Northwest (1959)
Advertising executive Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) is lunching in a restaurant with his mother when he mistakenly answers a page for one George Kaplan. He soon finds himself on the run across the country, being pursued by enemies of the government who are convinced that he is a secret agent. He finds a friend in Eve Kendall (Eve Marie Saint), who helps conceal him during a perilous train journey, but soon discovers she is not all that she seems...
Strangers On a Train (1951)
Based on Patricia Highsmith's novel, tennis star Guy Haines (Farley Granger) meets Bruno Antony (Robert Walker) by chance in a train carriage. After some idle chat in which it transpires that each man has someone in their lives they would like to dispose of, Bruno proposes that he kills Guy's wife, in return for Guy murdering Bruno's father. Guy is appalled, but when his wife is murdered he realises that Bruno is intent on carrying out the 'deal', whether Guy wants to or not.
Synonymous with the golden age of Broadway, the dazzling lights of
Hollywood, and the rise of television arts, Farley Granger's charm
and talent captivated the acting community and audiences alike.
Working with creative visionaries like Alfred Hitchcock, Luchino
Visconti, and Nick Ray, Granger was a celebrated figure in films
like "Strangers on a Train, Rope, Senso, "and" They Live by Night,"
bringing to the big screen a stunningly memorable presence. But
behind his characters, he was an intensely complex man. In his
richly told memoir, Granger details his life with disarming candor.
Rich in personal insight, he describes his relationships with both
men and women and reminisces about screen legends he knew with
private familiarity--from Shelley Winters to Joan Crawford to
Leonard Bernstein. Recreating not only his personal struggles but
his legendary struggle to free himself of his contract with Sam
Goldwyn, Granger reveals none so elegantly as he does himself.
"Include Me Out" is as much a story of classic Hollywood glamour as
it is a collection of iconic theatrical portraits, all from the man
who knew them all.
The entire Seventies miniseries adaptation of Anne Sewell's classic
novel is brought together here on two tapes. Black Beauty is a
fine, handsome horse who goes through many trials and tribulations
at the hand of cruel or neglectful masters. Although mistreated,
Beauty is always loyal and faithful, and eventually finds his
reward when he is taken in by kindly owners who are appreciative of
his noble spirit.
6-movie collection of Hitchcock classics features.
North By Northwest:
North By Northwest is a suspense thriller that finds Cary Grant in the role of Roger Thornhill, a Manhattan advertising executive mistaken for a spy. Considered by many to be the prototypical pure action movie (creating the template for later James Bond and Indiana Jones films), the film is a cross-country roller-coaster ride with Alfred Hitchcock at the helm. The film is duly famous for several classic and indelible scenes, including the desert biplane encounter and the Mt. Rushmore climax.
The Wrong Man:
Hitchcock movie starring Henry Fonda and Vera Miles. Manny Ballestero is an honest hardworking musician at New York's Stork Club. When his wife needs money for dental treatment, Manny goes to the local insurance office to borrow on her policy. Employees at the office mistake him for a hold-up man who robbed them the year before and the police are called. The film tells the true story of what happened to Manny and his family.
Dial M For Murder:
Classic Hitchcock movie starring Grace Kelly and Ray Milland. Ex-tennis pro Tony Wendice decides to murder his wife for her money and because she had an affair the year before. He blackmails an old college associate to strangle her, but when things go wrong he sees a way to turn events to his advantage.
I Confess:
Hitchcock movie starring Montgomery Clift and Anne Baxter. Otto Kellar and his wife Alma work as caretaker and housekeeper at a Catholic church in Quebec. Whilst robbing a house where he sometimes works as a gardener, Otto is caught and kills the owner. Racked with guilt he heads back to the church where Father Michael Logan is working late. Otto confesses his crime, but when the police begin to suspect Father Logan he cannot reveal what he has been told in the confession.
Strangers On A Train:
Based on the Patricia Highsmith novel, Strangers On A Train quickly became one of Alfred Hitchcock's most successful thrillers and remains one of his most popular films. En route from Washington, D.C., champion tennis player Guy Haines (Farley Granger) meets pushy playboy Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker). What begins as a chance encounter turns into a series of morbid confrontations, as Bruno manipulates his way into Guy's life. Bruno is eager to kill his father and knows Guy wants to marry a senator's daughter (Ruth Roman) but cannot get a divorce from his wife, Miriam (Laura Elliot). So Bruno suggests the men swap murders, which would leave no traceable clues or possible motives. Though Guy refuses, it will not be so easy to rid himself of the psychopathic Bruno. The film is tightly paced and disturbing from beginning to end, an effect heightened by Hitchcock's inventive camera work, including a terrifying sequence shot through a pair of eyeglasses that have been knocked to the ground.
Stage Fright:
Hitchcock movie starring Jane Wyman and Marlene Dietrich. Jonathan Cooper is wanted by the police who suspect him of killing his lover's husband. His friend Eve Gill offers to hide him and Jonathan explains to her that his lover, actress Charlotte Inwood is the real murderer. Eve decides to investigate for herself, but when she meets the detective in charge of the case, she starts to fall in love.
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