Strangers on a Train

19511 hr 41 minPG

TCM writer Hannah Jack will join us to provide an introduction before the film.

A masterpiece of suspense with a large helping of guilt and anxiety, STRANGERS ON A TRAIN is Hitchcock at the top of his game. Robert Walker gives a mesmerizing performance as a peculiar man who meets tennis star Farley Granger on a train. Their casual banter turns to a discussion of strangers committing “exchange murders.” One is amused, but the other is serious. Featuring a screenplay co-written by Raymond Chandler, the film is based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith.

Guest Speaker

Hannah Jack is a writer for Turner Classic Movies, scripting the introductions to movies that air on the network, delivered by TCM hosts Ben Mankiewicz, Dave Karger, and Jacqueline Stewart. Hannah has also written hosted introductions for films on HBO Max, FilmStruck, and classic movies screened in theaters around the country as part of the TCM Fathom Events Big Screen Classics Series. In 2014, Hannah appeared on the network to introduce a film of her choice with TCM’s original host, Robert Osborne. Hannah is also an author of young adult fiction and a tenured NYC public school teacher.