凯亨（法利·格兰杰）恨自己不守妇道的妻子，意图谋害；布鲁罗（罗伯特·沃特）想杀死自己的父亲。一次他们在火车上偶遇，两人互诉衷肠，协议互换杀人。布鲁罗轻松的杀掉了凯亨的妻子，凯亨却难以下手。布鲁罗以嫁祸凯亨相要挟，转瞬间凯亨从杀人走向了为自己洗脱罪责而奔命。 火车上的怪客，改变了凯亨的命运，也让他卷进了危险的漩涡。
- 类型: 犯罪, 惊悚
- 工作室: Warner Bros. Pictures
- 关键词: infidelity, island, based on novel or book, perfect crime, psychopath, obsession, detective, suspicion, theory, carousel , lighter, gay interest, film noir, stalking, black and white, train, strangulation, double cross, amusement park, husband wife estrangement, chance meeting, cocktail party, fiancée, perfect murder, penn station, storm drain, tennis match, tennis pro, trains, murder swap
- 投: 法利·格兰杰, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, 里奥·格拉滕·卡罗尔, 帕特里夏·希区柯克, Kasey Rogers
