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)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Farley Granger, Leo G. Carroll, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker
When Guy refuses to kill Bruno's father, Bruno then tries to frame Guy for his ex-wife's murder by putting Guy's lighter back at the scene of the crime at the carnivale. When Guy finds out about this, he follows Bruno to the carnivale to try and stop him. Guy then finds Bruno and they both start to fight on a carousel, which goes out of control when a police officer accidentally shoots the guy who controls the carousel. To stop the out of control carousel, an old guy crawls under it and eventually turns the carousel off, which causes it to crash. The crash kills Bruno which makes him open his hand and reveal the lighter, telling the cops that Bruno, not Guy, killed Guy's ex-wife, Miriam.
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More mistakes in Strangers on a Train
Barbara Morton: Oh, Daddy doesn't mind a little scandal. He's a senator.
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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