a i look at this movie once again and i think it belong among hitchcock great film . the first time i saw it i be just blow away by the suspense and action and imagery . it have the grip end and the deranged murderer and the innocent man frame or victimize by circumstance and some great on location shot and e. g. the jefferson memorial in washington and penn central in new york . it also have great support actor with hitch daughter patricia in the role of the young sister to ruth roman and the stalwart leo g. carroll in another of his hitchcock movie . the merry go round episode near the end be one of the most nerve wracking in hitchcock body of work . robert walker a bruno anthony ( his last full film ) give a great performance a the deranged stranger on the train and who worm himself into the life of the unsuspecting tennis star and guy haines ( farley granger ) . granger play the nice guy who be catch up in a messy divorce . the movie open with the camera show the shoe of two separate men a they leave their taxi to board the train . eventually and they meet and the story take over . the stranger take an unusual interest in the tennis star and a the movie continue and the stranger become a stalker . the action shift from place to place and include washington and the fictional small town of metcalf and the forest hill tennis championship and and a passenger train take the two lead men back and forth on separate mission . towards the end and the pace of a tennis game be weave into the plot a they race against time . the camera cut away to the face of the athlete a they volley and serve in a remarkable series of shot . when the closely fought contest be over and the climactic chase take place . hitchcock have a love for train and it be great to see penn station and long since go . train be feature in the 39 step and the lady vanishes and shadow of a doubt and spellbound and north by northwest and this movie . this classic hitchcock thriller take place at the start of a period of great creativity for the master of suspense the 1950 and i be convince that one day it will be give it due in the hitchcock hall of fame .