Noir Alley screens Strangers on a Train, Rosie Perez co-hosts

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TCM's Noir Alley screened Alfred Hitchcock's 1951 thriller Strangers on a Train with actor-director Rosie Perez joining series host Eddie Muller as guest co-host. The film stars Farley Granger as Guy Haines and Robert Walker as Bruno Antony and hinges on Bruno's crisscross proposal that culminates in the notorious sequence where Bruno kills Guy's wife. Perez framed the broadcast with contemporary commentary on Hitchcock's use of suspense and moral ambiguity, highlighting elements that still unsettle modern viewers. The airing underscores Noir Alley's role in reintroducing studio-era classics and gives renewed visibility to one of Hitchcock's most discussed thrillers.

Noir Beach Shack ♬

@noirbeachshack.bsky.social

📽 Beautiful shot from Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train (1951), playing this weekend on #NoirAlley. #FilmNoir #TCMParty

The Lounge/Club Car: The primary encounter between Guy and Bruno happens in a highly stylized lounge car. It is designed with mid-century modern décor featuring sleek chrome accents, glass dividers, and sharp spot lighting. Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train (1951)

11145d ago

flyflicker.bsky.social2

Train travel ... the way it should be. Minus the murder plot, of course. 😉

patricknearyart.bsky.social2

Hitchcock poetry telling us all about the characters from the very start:

Phoef Sutton

@phoefsutton.bsky.social

Tonight on Noir Alley on TCM #NoirAlley #TCM STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951) One of my favorite Hitchcock movies is this fine adaptation of the great Patricia Highsmith's first novel. A brilliant performance by Robert Walker anchors this brilliant thriller. Essential viewing. 🎥

7845d ago

Aldo Gandia

@aldobarkeeper.bsky.social

Notice Hitch insert the letter "L" into the title #StrangersOnATrain #NoirAlley #TCMParty

5345d ago

CT Million

@ctmillion.bsky.social

Bonus #HitchcockChecklist for #StrangersOnATrain: -Wrongly accused protagonist -Charming, well-dressed killer -Slightly dotty murder-obsessed old ladies -Smart-mouthed younger sister -Tense walk up stairs -Robert Burks special effects shots -Trains -Spectacular finale set piece #NoirAlley #TCMParty

5145d ago

🎞️🎥✨celluloidsoul3

Fantastic!!! Now I'm laughing and counting smart-mouthed younger sisters in my head.

Hello Andrew2

Also cops are scary and evil.

Phyll Indablank

@phyllindablank.bsky.social

My general hatred of 50s cropped styles does not apply to Ruth Roman. 🤌🏾 #StrangersOnATrain #NoirAlley #TCMParty

4645d ago

Angelique M15

Occasionally, there was an actress who could pull it off. Marilyn Monroe, etc. #NoirAlley #StrangersOnATrain #TCMParty

CondimentGrrl aka Marcy3

Agreed. She owns it and looks gorgeous.

BookHoarder2

It's definitely better than Patricia's do. 😬

Lary Crews ©

@larycrews.bsky.social

In Strangers on a Train (1951) a man is the obvious suspect in the strangulation of his wife because of the actual killer’s original plan: Two strangers will exchange murders, each killing the person the other wants dead. There would be no possible connection between killer and victim.

4245d ago

Neil5

Throw Momma From the Train (1987) is an entertaining remake

hplovebug.bsky.social3

I’m amazed no techbro has released an app for an alibi exchange service yet…

CondimentGrrl aka Marcy

@condimentgrrl.bsky.social

“First thing you know they’ll be talking about orgies.” I love how the Senator gets there from the choking scene. #NoirAlley #TCMParty #StrangersOnATrain

2245d ago

Cathy 🥃

@66betty.bsky.social

For #StrangersOnATrain on #NoirAlley tonight, I've made my version of the Night Train cocktail: 2 oz Bardstown bottled-in-bond bourbon, 1 oz Campari, 3 dashes Angostura bitters, 3 dashes Aztec chocolate bitters, and a small pinch of salt. Garnished with orange peel. #Cheers #TCMParty

Cocktail on a cocktail table; the cocktail is reddish, standing between two candles.

2145d ago

🎞️🎥✨celluloidsoul

@celluloidsoul.bsky.social

This was someone's FIRST book? Talk about knocking it out of the park. #StrangersOnATrain #NoirAlley #TCMParty

2245d ago

@gingergray.bsky.social

Looking forward to #StrangersOnATrain on Noir Alley tonight even tho I’ve seen it more than once. #RosiePerez is joining Eddie again! #NoirAlley #TCMParty

2145d ago

Citizen Screen

@citizenscreen.bsky.social

Patiently waiting for Eddie Muller and Rosie Perez criss-crossing. #NoirAlley

2244d ago

Stephanie Morrison

@stephaniemorrison.bsky.social

The juxtaposition of both men struggling, one to win a match, and Bruno straining to grasp the cigarette lighter is Hitch brilliance. #StrangersOnATrain #NoirAlley #TCMParty

1845d ago

Sophronia Borgia, maybe.

@sophronia.bsky.social

I always think these women from the party are the same ones Uncle Charlie disparaged and preyed on in Shadow of a Doubt. Hitchcock really had some issues with women. #StrangersOnATrain #NoirAlley #TCMParty

2045d ago

leeia

@hey-leia.bsky.social

There's nothing more noir these days than Washington DC. #TCMParty #NoirAlley #StrangersOnATrain

1645d ago

Edward9

That's for friggin' sure... #tcmparty #noiralley

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STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951) — 12:30 am ET — 1h 41m (Noir Alley with Rosie Perez) Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, Leo G. Carroll; directed by Alfred Hitchcock Two strangers strike a deadly pact in Alfred Hitchcock's gripping 1951 suspense-drama. #TCM #TCMParty

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