in alfred hitchcock adaptation of patricia highsmith stranger on a train and guy haines ( farley granger ) and bruno anthony ( robert walker ) meet for the first time on a train journey and discuss the idea of carry out two murder . the rather pushy anthony suggest that he could murder haines unfaithful wife and haines could murder anthony domineer father . the lack of any connection between the murderer and the victim in each case should ensure that both crime would remain unsolved . the tenor of the conversation leave the more easy go haines with the impression that the proposal be not entirely serious . complication arise later when anthony murder haines wife in an amusement park and then pursues haines to keep his side of the bargain . the difference between the two men be clear from the start . haines be a professional tennis player and respectable and rather modest about his achievement whereas anthony life be go nowhere and he admit to have be throw out of three college for drinking and gambling . haines be in a relationship with a senator daughter who he want to marry . anthony characteristically interpret this a a cynical manoeuvre on haines part to provide himself with a shortcut to a career . the character difference be also reinforce visually . anthony often inhabit shadow area and travel in a boat call pluto whereas haines be frequently see from the more heroic perspective provide by low camera angle . there be some striking visual sequence such a represent ( 1 ) the murder of haines wife which be show through the reflection of her glass which fall to the ground a she struggle to free herself from anthony . ( 2 ) the depiction of anthony alone and dress in black and look very small against the enormous white jefferson memorial building . ( 3 ) the occasion where all the spectator at a tennis match be move their head in unison and follow the action and whilst one head ( anthony ) chillingly remain fix in a position look at haines . ( 4 ) the scene where the roundabout go wildly out of control and eventually crash spectacularly . frequent use be make of double throughout the story and for example and haines and anthony be originally introduce a 2 pair of foot get out of their taxi and go to the train . a the train pull out of the station and there be 2 set of track each provide a choice of 2 way forward . the 2 men discuss the murder of 2 potential victim and order 2 double whisky . the hitchcock cameo see him struggle on board the train carry a double bass . haines feel double cross when his wife renege on an agreement they have for her to see a lawyer to arrange a divorce . haines wife go to the amusement park with 2 boyfriend . when anthony confront her before the murder he light his cigarette lighter and produce 2 reflection in her glass . anthony later become very disconcerted when he meet the senator young daughter who he see a a double for haines wife . anthony also feel double cross when haines refuse to go ahead with the second murder . when haines be travel alone in a train go to metcalf and he see 2 men in the same carriage accidentally kick their foot together in the same way that he and anthony have . the action throughout the movie proceeds at a great pace and the performance of robert walker and patricia hitchcock ( a the senator young daughter ) be particularly powerful .