lcliffor@bbncca.ARPA (Laura Frank Clifford) (12/18/85)
My husband and I have both seen "Strangers on a Train" a number of times and count it as one of our top 5 Hitchcock films. However, something has been bugging us both about this film -- we both could swear that we have seen a scene in this film in which Bruno (Robert Walker) is sitting watching Guy (Farley Granger) play a professional tennis game. Every head in the crowd turns back and forth watching the game, but Bruno's who stares straight ahead. A very striking scene, as you may guess. The past five or so times we have seen this film on television this scene is not there! Was it ever there, or are my husband and I suffering from mass hallucination? Laura Clifford
shiue@h-sc1.UUCP (steve shiue) (12/18/85)
> My husband and I have both seen "Strangers on a Train" a number of times and > count it as one of our top 5 Hitchcock films. However, something has been > bugging us both about this film -- we both could swear that we have seen a > scene in this film in which Bruno (Robert Walker) is sitting watching Guy > (Farley Granger) play a professional tennis game. Every head in the crowd > turns back and forth watching the game, but Bruno's who stares straight ahead. > A very striking scene, as you may guess. The past five or so times we have > seen this film on television this scene is not there! Was it ever there, > or are my husband and I suffering from mass hallucination? > > Laura Clifford I have seen this film a few times on screen and through VCR, and have noted this scene each time - it's one of the funniest in the film. I've never seen the film on TV, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if they were editing out "non-essential" scenes in order to increase advertising time. -Steve Shiue "Parts. I've never done whole parts." -Herbert West
mbate@ada-uts.UUCP (12/19/85)
You are not hallucinating. I also remember the scene. I am under the impression that this film has been badly chopped up whenever it is shown on television. This is also one of my favorite Hitchcock films, and I would buy a copy if it was available on laserdisk.