Strangers on a Train (1951) BBC2 Query - Britmovie

Amethyst_Isle · 15-03-2008, 11:01 PM

Which version of this film was shown on BBC2 ? was it the British or US version ?

The British version of the film, included scenes such as..

The first encounter between Bruno and Guy on the train is longer, and features a more obvious homoerotic flirtation by Bruno;

In the scene where Guy sneaks out of his apartment to go to Bruno's house, a shot of him opening a drawer to get the map Bruno sketched is added;

The very last scene in the US version, which involves a clergyman, was deleted.

Similar to the DVD release where you were given the option of either.

s20076037 · 15-03-2008, 11:22 PM

I was in and out but caught some of it on TV today. I think it was the British version. The train scene at the start was very long and the furitive glances betwee Walker and Granger were in there. Bloody brilliant film!

HitchcockScholar · 16-03-2008, 09:25 AM

According to Patrik Wikström (Amazon.co.uk: Patrik wikstrom):

These are differences between the British and the American version:
In the American version this line appears in the credits -
Mr. Granger appears by arrangement with Samuel Goldwyn
between "Forget it" & "There´s a new cure for that" Guy says
"I guess I´m a little jittery" (jumpy-in British version)

These following lines are taken from the British version and
are excluded in the American version.
lines between Bruno´s comments "You see, you´ll have to lunch with me" &
"Well, here´s to the next Mrs. Haines"
Bruno: "Waiter bring me some lambchops, french fries and chocolate icecream"
"Yes, Sir" "compartment B, car 121" "Yes, Sir" "Hold on, Waiter" "Yes, Sir"
"Guy, what´ll you have." Guy: "No thanks just the same, but I really don´t."
Bruno: "Go on, go on, order." Guy: "Well, well I´ll just have a hamburger
and a cup of coffee." "Yes, Sir"

lines between Bruno´s comment "I suppose she´s played around a lot, huh" &
Guy´s "Skip it, Bruno"
Guy: "Let´s not talk about it any more." Bruno: "Women like that can sure
make a lot of trouble for a man."

lines between Guy´s "I may be old fashioned, but I thought murder was
against the law" & Bruno hitting the table.
Bruno: "My theory is that everybody is a potential murderer. Now, didn´t you
ever feel like you wanted to kill somebody. Say one of those useless
fellows that Miriam was playing around with."
Guy: "You can´t go around killing people just because you think they are useless."

These are more differences between the British version and the American version:
British version ends the last scene with Ann on the phone with the line
"He says he looks silly in his tennis clothes"
American version excludes that line but adds a scene on a train with Guy and
Anne Morton being approached by a priest with the question
"I beg your pardon, but aren´t you Guy Haines"

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s20076037 has no status. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Midlands Posts: 73 Country: iTrader: (1)	I was in and out but caught some of it on TV today. I think it was the British version. The train scene at the start was very long and the furitive glances betwee Walker and Granger were in there. Bloody brilliant film!

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HitchcockScholar has no status. Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Neuilly - France Posts: 54 Country: iTrader: (2)	According to Patrik Wikström (Amazon.co.uk: Patrik wikstrom): These are differences between the British and the American version: In the American version this line appears in the credits - Mr. Granger appears by arrangement with Samuel Goldwyn between "Forget it" & "There´s a new cure for that" Guy says "I guess I´m a little jittery" (jumpy-in British version) These following lines are taken from the British version and are excluded in the American version. lines between Bruno´s comments "You see, you´ll have to lunch with me" & "Well, here´s to the next Mrs. Haines" Bruno: "Waiter bring me some lambchops, french fries and chocolate icecream" "Yes, Sir" "compartment B, car 121" "Yes, Sir" "Hold on, Waiter" "Yes, Sir" "Guy, what´ll you have." Guy: "No thanks just the same, but I really don´t." Bruno: "Go on, go on, order." Guy: "Well, well I´ll just have a hamburger and a cup of coffee." "Yes, Sir" lines between Bruno´s comment "I suppose she´s played around a lot, huh" & Guy´s "Skip it, Bruno" Guy: "Let´s not talk about it any more." Bruno: "Women like that can sure make a lot of trouble for a man." lines between Guy´s "I may be old fashioned, but I thought murder was against the law" & Bruno hitting the table. Bruno: "My theory is that everybody is a potential murderer. Now, didn´t you ever feel like you wanted to kill somebody. Say one of those useless fellows that Miriam was playing around with." Guy: "You can´t go around killing people just because you think they are useless." These are more differences between the British version and the American version: British version ends the last scene with Ann on the phone with the line "He says he looks silly in his tennis clothes" American version excludes that line but adds a scene on a train with Guy and Anne Morton being approached by a priest with the question "I beg your pardon, but aren´t you Guy Haines"