Noir Alley screens Strangers on a Train, Rosie Perez co-hosts
tvMay 17, 2026741,100
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.
