The tryout in New Haven was a disaster, and reviews were mixed. Print. Farley Earle Granger was born in 1925 in San Jose, California, to Eva (Hopkins) and Farley Earle Granger, who owned an automobile dealership. With his matinee idol looks, Granger quickly rose to stardom on screen in the 40s and 50s. Granger and Walker, whose wife Jennifer Jones had recently left him for David O. Selznick, became close friends and confidantes during filming, and Granger was devastated when Walker died from an accidental combination of alcohol and barbiturates prior to the film's release. Granger was in the war movie The Secret Invasion (1964) for Roger Corman shot in Yugoslavia. Caravan (1946), starring Granger and Kent, was the sixth most popular movie at the British box office in 1946. Once there, they went their separate ways, and Granger met Ava Gardner. It was at this time that he met Michael Wilding and they remained friends until Wilding's death in 1979. It proved to be a box office hit, the first major success of Granger's career, and his "happiest filmmaking experience.". I didn't want to change my name. Granger had become a close friend of production supervisor Robert Calhoun, and although both had felt a mutual attraction, they never had discussed it. Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. The New York Times reported that Granger "is a young man worth watching. In West Germany, Granger acted in the role of Old Surehand in three Western movies adapted from novels by German author Karl May, with French actor Pierre Brice (playing the fictional Indian chief Winnetou), in Among Vultures (1964), with Elke Sommer; The Oil Prince (1965) (Rampage at Apache Wells) (1965), shot in Yugoslavia; and Old Surehand (Flaming Frontier) (1965). Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman, Leo G. Carroll Votes: 135,189 | Gross: $7.63M 9/10 3. Following U.S. Navy Recruit Training in Farragut, Idaho, he sailed from Treasure Island in San Francisco to Honolulu. As a result, the remainder of his military career was spent onshore, where he first was assigned to the cleanup crew at an enlisted men's club situated at the end of Waikiki Beach and then to a unit in Honolulu that worked with Army Special Services that was commanded by classical actor Maurice Evans, who put together and arranged entertainment for all the troops in the Pacific. During the 17-day crossing, he suffered from chronic seasickness and lost 23 pounds, and upon arrival in Hawaii he was admitted to the hospital for several days of rehydration. Granger was first noticed in a small stage production in Hollywood by a Goldwyn casting director, and given a significant role in The North Star (1943), a controversial film praising the Soviet Union at the height of World War II, but later condemned for its political bias. I have loved women. During the two years it had remained in limbo, it had been screened numerous times in private screening rooms, and one of the people who saw it during this period was Alfred Hitchcock, who was preparing Rope. Hoping he might become a tap dancer, Granger's mother enrolled him at Ethel Meglin's, the dance and drama instruction studio where Judy Garland and Shirley Temple had started. Another hit was Love Story (1944), where he plays a blind pilot who falls in love with terminally ill Margaret Lockwood, with Patricia Roc co-starring. It was my father's name, and his grandfather's name. This movie was popular too, and it was one of Granger's favourites. Farley Granger is alive. "Everyone disliked this manStewart Granger was a dreadful person, rudejust awful. Stewart Granger lived in Bournemouth at 57 Grove Road with his mother. At the outbreak of the Second World War, Granger enlisted in the Gordon Highlanders, then transferred to the Black Watch with the rank of second lieutenant. Only Bing Crosby can match him for popularity."[10]. When he was placed on suspension, he decided to accompany Ethel Chaplin, who had separated from her husband, and her daughter on a trip to Paris. He was forever cast as the dashing hero type, while fellow up-and-coming actor James Mason always garnered the more substantial Gainsborough part. He was the great-great-grandson of the opera singer Luigi Lablache and the grandson of the actor Luigi Lablache. It failed at the box office, as did his next project, Roseanna McCoy, during which he and Laurents parted ways. They were married from 1950 to 1960. $18.47 + $5.00 shipping . He enjoyed working with director Milestone and fellow cast members Dana Andrews, Anne Baxter, Walter Brennan and Jane Withers, and during filming he met composer Aaron Copland, who remained a friend in later years. Seventeen years later that also ended. "The names were all interchangeable, like Gordon Gregory and Gregory Gordon. Right out of high school, he was brought to the attention of movie producer Samuel Goldwyn, who cast him in a small role in The North Star (1943). He also was featured in episodes of Climax Mystery Theater, Ford Television Theatre, The 20th Century Fox Hour, Robert Montgomery Presents, Playhouse 90, Wagon Train, Kraft Television Theatre, The United States Steel Hour, and The Bell Telephone Hour, and in later years Get Smart, Run for Your Life, Ironside, The Name of the Game and Hawaii Five-O, among others. Stewart Granger plans his returnas actor, not star. I didn't want to change my name," Granger later recalled. [14], Granger returned to civilian life and was pleased to discover his parents had curbed their drinking and were treating each other more civilly. Granger was determined to move to Manhattan to study acting and perform on stage, but his agent convinced him to accept a role in Senso (1954), directed by Luchino Visconti and co-starring Alida Valli. The actress kept him waiting for nearly two hours, and they argued while en route to the party. [35] He starred in Beyond This Place (1957), an adaptation of the A.J. As a result of this financial setback and the loss of their social status, both of Granger's parents began to drink heavily. He was chosen for the film The North Star after the desired actor . 2 FILM STARS POST BUSY SCHEDULES: Debbie Reynolds, Stewart Granger 'Well Booked' 2 Premieres Set Today As a result, the remainder of his military career was spent onshore, where he first was assigned to the cleanup crew at an enlisted men's club situated at the end of Waikiki Beach and then to a unit in Honolulu that worked with Army Special Services that was commanded by classical actor Maurice Evans, who put together and arranged entertainment for all the troops in the Pacific. He did The Crooked Road (1965), with Robert Ryan under the direction of Don Chaffey in Yugoslavia; Target for Killing (1966), a crime movie with Karin Dor; The Trygon Factor (1966), a British co-production based on a novel by Edgar Wallace. Geni requires JavaScript! Their relationship was complicated, but Granger felt "it works for us. Upon completion of The Purple Heart, Granger enlisted in the United States Navy. By 1955 his period of true stardom was all but behind him - one of his last major. The two left to hear Nat King Cole perform at a nearby nightclub and then went to Granger's home, where they began an intense affair that lasted until Gardner began filming Show Boat a month later. Her countless lovers included male stars like Gary Cooper and James Stewart, as well as women like Greta Garbo and (maybe) Claudette Colbert. I liked Farley Granger. The opening night audience included talent agent Phil Gersh and Samuel Goldwyn casting director Bob McIntyre, and the following morning Gersh contacted Granger's parents and asked them to bring him to his office that afternoon to discuss the role of Damian, a teenaged Russian boy in the film The North Star. Granger acted alongside Mario Adorf in the Italian slasher film La Polizia chiede aiuto, which was directed by Massimo Dallamano. [16], Granger was in New York when he was summoned to return to Hollywood and discuss Rope with Hitchcock. Granger continued to appear on stage, film and television well into his 70s. He accepted an invitation from Eva Le Gallienne to join her National Repertory Theatre. He can also be glimpsed in Give Her a Ring (1933), Over the Garden Wall (1934) and A Southern Maid (1934). Baltimore Sun. [15] Through the couple, Granger met Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein and Gene Kelly, who invited him to join his open house gatherings that included Judy Garland, Lena Horne, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen and Stanley Donen. Instead Granger stayed in Italy to make Commando (1962), an action movie and Swordsman of Siena (1963), a swashbuckler. December 8, 2012 10:52 AM. Granger was born in San Jose, California, the son of Eva (ne Hopkins) and Farley Earle Granger, Sr.[2] He lived at 1185 Hanchett Avenue in the Hanchett Residence Park neighborhood. His work ranged from classical drama on Broadway to several Italian-language films and major documentaries about Hollywood. RM B7T03N - Rope Year: 1948 USA Director : Alfred Hitchcock James Stewart Farley Granger John Dall RM 2K08C9W - Ann Marie Blyth and Farley Earle Granger on the set of Our Very Own, a 1950 American drama film directed by David Miller. His first wife was EIspeth March, whom he married in 1938. In it, he tells the story of leaving Hollywood at the peak of his fame, buying out his contract from Samuel Goldwyn, and moving to Manhattan to work on the Broadway stage. Goldwyn increased his weekly salary to $200 and presented him with a 1940 Ford Coupe. [19], Upon the completion of Rope, Goldwyn cast Granger, Teresa Wright, David Niven and Evelyn Keyes in Enchantment (1948), which was panned for a weak script and indifferent direction by Irving Reis. Mar 29, 2011 at 9:10 am. They kept bringing me new combinations, and finally I offered to change it to Kent Clark. [17], In Rope, Granger and John Dall portrayed two intellectuals who commit a murder simply to prove they can get away with it. The film's producer, Gottfried Reinhardt, also directed the other two segments, and he mercilessly edited Mademoiselle in order to give his stories more screen time. While filming Side Street on location in Manhattan for Anthony Mann, Granger briefly became involved with Leonard Bernstein, who invited him to join him on his South American tour. During this period he made his Broadway debut in The Carefree Tree, a play with music based on an old Chinese legend. [36] Later that year, he was cast in The Warm Peninsula, a play by Joe Masteroff. His mother owned the property now called "East Cliff Cottage Hotel" until 1979. $19.99 + $4.99 shipping . During this period he made his Broadway debut in The Carefree Tree, a play with music based on an old Chinese legend. So are the CARRADINES. They gradually realized the love their characters had felt on stage actually had not carried over into real life, and the two went their separate ways, although they remained friends until her death in 2003. 16 Aug 1993 (aged 80) Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Eventually the remainder of their possessions were sold at auction to settle their debts, and the elder Granger used the last car on his lot to spirit away the family to Los Angeles in the middle of the night. "The truth was much more interesting. Their drinking increased, and the couple frequently fought. Granger's use of a Cockney accent impressed the director, and he was cast in multiple roles. The project was Strangers on a Train, in which Granger was cast as amateur tennis player and aspiring politician Guy Haines. Enthusiastic reviews led RKO to finally release the film in the States in late 1949. In 1944 it was reported Granger's ambition was to play, Richard Burton claimed Granger turned down the leading role in, 1945 9th biggest star in Britain (2nd most popular British star), 1946 6th biggest star in Britain (3rd most popular British star), 1947 5th most popular British star in Britain. Upon the completion of Rope, Goldwyn cast Granger, Teresa Wright, David Niven and Evelyn Keyes in Enchantment, which was plagued by a weak script and indifferent direction by Irving Reis. "I was never actorish . Granger died of natural causes on March 27, 2011, at age 85. . [18] Hitchcock shot the film in continuous, uninterrupted 10-minute takes, the amount of time a reel of Technicolor film lasted, and, as a result, technical problems frequently brought the action to a frustrating halt throughout the 21-day shoot. Farley Earle Granger, Jr., was the son of a San Jose car dealer who, after his business failed in the first years of the Great Depression, moved the family to Los Angeles. [30] Unhappy with the direction his career was taking, Granger sought solace with Shelley Winters, who was separated from Vittorio Gassman, and the two friends resumed their love affair, which at one point nearly had culminated in marriage. Once again placed on suspension, he departed for Europe, where he spent time in Italy, Austria and Germany with Laurents before being contacted about an upcoming film by Alfred Hitchcock. 24 November 1930). He is not dating anyone. Cronin 1950 novel of the same title, with Shelley Winters and Peggy Ann Garner, and joined Julie Harris for a 1961 remake of The Heiress (1949). The film's producer, Gottfried Reinhardt, also directed the other two segments, and he mercilessly edited Mademoiselle in order to give his stories more screen time. At the other end of the spectrum, in Ray's They Live By Night, Granger is probably the softest, most vulnerable male presence in a movie until River Phoenix in My Own Private Idaho (1992). Granger was determined to move to Manhattan to study acting and perform on stage, but his agent convinced him to accept a role in Senso, directed by Luchino Visconti and co-starring Alida Valli. Here he made useful contacts, including Bob Hope, Betty Grable and Rita Hayworth. [6] At his office, Granger's father became acquainted with comedian Harry Langdon, who advised him to take his son to a small local theatre where open auditions for The Wookie, a British play about Londoners struggling to survive during World War II, were being held. Rope (1948) Approved | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery 7.9 Rate 73 Metascore He and Granger engaged in a casual affair until the actor was summoned to return to New York to help publicize Edge of Doom and Our Very Own, both of which received dreadful reviews. He is introduced to psychopathic Bruno Anthony, portrayed by Robert Walker, who suggests they swap murders, with Bruno killing Guy's wife and Guy disposing of Bruno's father. Granger became a close friend of supporting cast member Sam Levene, a character actor from New York City who took him under his wing. He is a member of famous Actor with the age 86 years old group. In a bid to create a more successful and fulfilling career, he left the . That night they became lovers. Another war-film The Purple Heart followed, before Granger's naval service in Honolulu, in a unit that arranged troop entertainment in the Pacific. Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945), with Calvert and Roc, was more Gainsborough melodrama, another hit. Farley Earle Granger II was born July 1, 1925, in San Jose, Calif., the son of a well-to-do auto dealer, who lost his business during the Depression and moved his family to Los Angeles. Farley Earle Granger (July 1, 1925 March 27, 2011) was an American actor, best known for his two collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock, Rope in 1948 and Strangers on a Train in 1951. "I was okay," said Granger. Granger followed it with The Lamp Still Burns (1943), playing the love interest of nurse Rosamund John. In the 1985 Murder, She Wrote episode, "Paint Me a Murder", Granger wore a blazer with a metal-embroidered Black Watch breast pocket badge. 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In 1959, Granger returned to Broadway as Fitzwilliam Darcy opposite Polly Bergen as Elizabeth Bennet in First Impressions, a musical adaptation of Pride and Prejudice with a book and direction by Abe Burrows. Farley Earle Granger Jr. (July 1, 1925 - March 27, 2011) was an American actor. Contents 1 Early life 2 Early career His real name was James Stewart, but that was already taken, obviously. It was my father's name, and his grandfather's name. During the two years it had remained in limbo, it had been screened numerous times in private screening rooms, and one of the people who saw it during this period was Alfred Hitchcock, who was preparing Rope. In the early 1970s, Granger and Calhoun moved to Rome, where the actor made a series of Italian language films, most notably the Spaghetti Western They Call Me Trinity (1970) and the thriller film What Have They Done to Your Daughters? He declined, but when the offer was extended again several days later, he accepted. The two men remained friends until Bernstein's death. Granger followed it with location work for Constable Pedley in Canada. Stewart Granger (born James Lablache Stewart; 6 May 1913 16 August 1993) was an English film actor, mainly associated with heroic and romantic leading roles. [3] Here he met Elspeth March, a leading actress with the company, who became his first wife. He finally returned to Hollywood exhausted but happy about the experience.[32]. Birth. I thought at one point the crew was going to kill him. Granger was cast as the outsider, the handsome gambler Philip Christoph von Knigsmarck who is perceived as 'not quite the ticket' by the established order, the Hanoverian court where the action is mostly set. Clark, Shannon E. "Page 105." James Lablanche Stewart. Ava Gardner played an Anglo-Indian (mixed race) woman caught between the two worlds of the British and the Indians, and Granger the British officer with whom (in a change from the novel) she ultimately fell in love. His role in Hitchcock's Rope, a fictionalized account of the Leopold and Loeb murder case of 1924, earned him much critical praise though the film got mixed reviews. Farley Granger was born in San Jose. Granger, Hitch, Stewart & John Dall (Image via Warner Bros.) Granger was in New York when he was summoned to return to Hollywood and discuss Rope with Hitchcock. "[9], Making the film proved to be a fortunate start to Granger's career. In 1986 he won the Obie Award for his performance in the Lanford Wilson play Talley & Son.[41]. FARLEY GRANGER GETS 5-YEAR PACT: Screen Actor Receives a New Contract From Goldwyn With Salary Rise and Bonus It failed at the box office, as did his next project, Roseanna McCoy (1949), during which he and Laurents parted ways. He enjoyed working with director Milestone and fellow cast members Dana Andrews, Anne Baxter, Walter Brennan and Jane Withers, and during filming he met composer Aaron Copland, who remained a friend in later years. Hellman was trying to convince Montgomery Clift to leave the Broadway play in which he was appearing, and when her efforts proved to be futile, the role was given to Granger, and Goldwyn signed him to a seven-year contract for $100 per week. His next wife was Jean Simmons, with whom he had starred in a few films. Goldwyn signed him to a seven-year contract for $100 per week. Caroline LeCerf (19641969); one daughter, Samantha. He also announced he had reactivated his production company, Tracy Productions, which was scheduled to make Dark Memory by Jonathan Latimer. He went to Britain to be in a thriller The Whole Truth (1958) for Romulus, for whom he was to make The Nightcomers but it never was filmed.[23][24]. . [11], Upon completion of The Purple Heart, Granger enlisted in the United States Navy. 1948 5th most popular British star in Britain. The President had attended NRT's opening night and post-performance gala in the nation's capital, so the news hit everyone in the company especially hard. Their relationship was complicated, but Granger felt "it works for us.". Enthusiastic reviews led RKO to finally release the film in the States in late 1949. By HOWARD THOMPSON. It was also where he began exploring his bisexuality, which he said he never felt any need to conceal. Hellman was trying to convince Montgomery Clift to leave the Broadway play in which he was appearing, and when her efforts proved to be futile, the role was given to Granger. Hitchcock shot the film in continuous, uninterrupted ten-minute takes, the amount of time a reel of Technicolor film lasted, and as a result technical problems frequently brought the action to a frustrating halt throughout the twenty-one day shoot. Granger went over to Rank, for whom he made a series of historical dramas: Captain Boycott (1947), set in Ireland, directed by Frank Launder; Blanche Fury (1948), with Valerie Hobson; and Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948), an Ealing Studios production. Winters subscribed to the concept of method acting, but Granger felt an actor "had to be faithful to the text, not adapt it to some personal sense memory," and their disagreement triggered more arguments. Granger thought the screenplay by Irwin Shaw was "not only dull, but felt dated," but welcomed the opportunity to work with Dana Andrews and Dorothy McGuire. At the Buxton Festival, he played Tybalt in a production of Romeo and Juliet opposite Robert Donat and Constance Cummings. They had one daughter, Tracy. [28] During the filming of the latter, he appeared on set in a Camel commercial. Through the couple, Granger met Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein and Gene Kelly, who invited him to join his open house gatherings that included Judy Garland, Lena Horne, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen and Stanley Donen. The film ultimately received mixed reviews, although most critics were impressed by Granger, who in later years said he was happy to be part of the experience, but wondered "what the film would have been like had [Hitchcock] shot it normally" and "had he not had to worry about censorship.". The film was nearing completion in October 1947 when Howard Hughes acquired RKO Radio Pictures, and the new studio head shelved it for two years before releasing it under the title They Live by Night in a single theater in London. The story, about a much older man and a teenager whom he gradually realises is no longer a child but a young woman with mature emotions and sexuality, had obvious parallels to Granger's and Simmons' own lives. Granger went to Britain to make Footsteps in the Fog (1955), a movie with Simmons, for Columbia. He appeared in The Sun Never Sets (1938) at the Drury Lane Theatre and in Serena Blandish (1938) opposite Vivien Leigh. Three years later, Simmons had transformed from a promising newcomer into a star. 6 May 1913. [24], On December 31, 1950, Granger picked up close friend Shelley Winters to escort her to Sam Spiegel's traditional New Year's Eve gala. [35] Although he was married to Elspeth March, he states that he and Kerr went on to have an affair. March 29, 2011. The two characters and their former professor, played by Jimmy Stewart, were supposed to be homosexual, and Granger and Dall discussed the subtext of their scenes, but because The Hays Office was keeping close tabs on the project, the final script was so discreet that Laurents remained uncertain of whether Stewart ever realized that his own character was homosexual. Kensington, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England. Farley Granger James Stewart 8x10 photo #G1230 Condition: New Price: US $7.99 Buy It Now Add to cart Add to Watchlist Ships from United States Shipping: US $5.00Standard Shipping | See details Located in: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States Delivery: Estimated between Wed, Jan 18 and Sat, Jan 21 to 98837 Returns: Stewart Granger Stewart Granger (born James Lablache Stewart; 6 May 1913 - 16 August 1993) was a British film actor, mainly associated with heroic and romantic leading roles. "[17] However, the resulting movie was a notable critical and commercial success. Granger and Taylor were reunited in The Last Hunt (1956), a Western, with Taylor playing the villain, and a box office disappointment. He appeared in The Wild Geese (1978) as an unscrupulous banker who hires a unit of mercenary soldiers (Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris and others) to stage a military coup in an African nation. His first movie under the new arrangement was an action comedy Soldiers Three (1951). But the film work was unsatisfying. Oddly, even though he was gay (he says bisexual) he did not live in Long Valley, New Jersey USA the bisexual capital of the world. Goldwyn cancelled the nationwide openings of the latter, hoping to salvage it by adding wraparound scenes that would change the focus of the film, and Granger refused to promote it any further. Bisexual screen idol Farley Granger, known for his roles in Hitchcock classics such as Strangers on a Train and Rope, has passed away at age 85 due to natural causes. [1][self-published source]. Granger made his film debut as an extra in 1933, starting with The Song You Gave Me (1933). Calhoun died of lung cancer in New York, New York on May 24, 2008, at age 77. Granger was born in San Jose, California, the son of Eva (ne Hopkins) and Farley Earle Granger. Farley Granger, who found quick stardom in films like Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" in the 1940s and '50s but who then turned aside from Hollywood to pursue . Goldwyn cast Granger in I Want You, a 1951 drama about the effect the Korean War has on an American family still trying to recover from World War II. He had the title role in Beau Brummell (1954), opposite Elizabeth Taylor, and it was a box-office disappointment. Farley Granger Height, Weight & Measurements At 86 years old, Farley Granger height is 5' 9" (1.77 m) . He lived at 1185 Hanchett Avenue in the Hanchett Residence Park neighborhood. Granger would describe this as his happiest film-making experience, and was deeply saddened by Walker's death shortly after shooting. His work ranged from classical drama on Broadway to several Italian-language films and major documentaries about Hollywood, but he tended to find fault with his directors and scriptwriters and he remains defined by the two Hitchcock classics. It proved to be a box office hit, the first major success of Granger's career, and his "happiest filmmaking experience". New York Times 8 Feb 1961: 25. When he was placed on suspension, he decided to accompany Ethyl Chaplin, who had separated from her husband, and her daughter on a trip to Paris. Granger returned to civilian life and was pleased to discover his parents had curbed their drinking and were treating each other more civilly. 'FRANCIS' STORIES ARE BOUGHT BY U.-I. He was born James Lablache Stewart in Old Brompton Road, Kensington, West London, the only son of Major James Stewart, OBE and his wife Frederica Eliza (ne Lablache). It was during his naval stint in Honolulu that Granger had his first sexual experiences, one with a hostess at a private club and the other with a Navy officer visiting the same venue, both on the same night. It too was popular. Born Farley Earle Granger in San Jose, CA, he was raised in wealth: his father owned an automobile dealership, and the family spent their vacations at a summer home in Capitola, CA. [13] The disappointment added to his dissatisfaction with the Rank Organisation, and his thoughts turned to Hollywood. (1951), the Gift of the Magi segment of the anthology film O. Henry's Full House (1952), and the musical film Hans Christian Andersen (1952) were no more successful. Burial. In 1995 he was interviewed on camera for The Celluloid Closet, discussing the depiction of homosexuality in film and the use of subtext in various films, including his own. He was teamed with Brice and Lex Barker, also a hero of Karl May movies, in the crime movie Gern hab' ich die Frauen gekillt (Killer's Carnival) (1966). [38], He died in Santa Monica, California, on August 16, 1993, from prostate and bone cancer at the age of 80. That night they became lovers. Granger finally achieved some success on Broadway in The Seagull, The Crucible, The Glass Menagerie, and Deathtrap. Granger lost the role in A Star Is Born, which went to James Mason. He was popular for being a Movie Actor. Joan Chandler, Farley Granger, John Dall, Cedric Hardwicke, James Stewart Features: With Subtitles Genre: Dramas, Crime, Drama, Thriller & Mystery Run Time: 77 Min Certificate: PG About this product Product Information A pair of intellectuals who murder a colleague for pleasure and then throw a party with the dead man's body still in the room. Hitchcock then cast him again in Strangers on a Train as a tennis-star drawn into a double murder plot by a scheming psychopath played by Robert Walker. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. [25] The role in The Leopard ultimately went to Burt Lancaster, the one in I Thank a Fool to Peter Finch, and the Fregonese and Farrow movies were never made. 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