Strangers on a Train (1951) BBC2 Query

[Amethyst_Isle]

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]

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]

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"