27 Jun 1951
Strangers on a Train
A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.
The Sun Sets at Dawn
A reporter investigates the story of a young man who may have been wrongly convicted and sentenced to be executed.
Top Billed Cast
Walter Reed The Chaplain
Lee Frederick Blackie
Houseley Stevenson Pops
Howard St. John The Warden
Sally Parr The Girl
Patrick Waltz The Boy (as Philip Shawn)
Louise Lorimer The Warden's Wife
Raymond Bramley The Deputy Warden
Charles Meredith Reporter, AP
Jack Reynolds Reporter, EP
King Donovan Reporter, National News Service
Charles Arnt Reporter, Globe Express
Sam Edwards Reporter, Herald
Percy Helton Reporter, Feature Syndicate
Perry Ivins Reporter, Forty-Six (as Perry Ivans)
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